Proper Cleaning Of Surfaces Exposed To Hep C

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Hep-c and Crack pipe

I'm a police Officer, and I noticed that there was a crack pipe in the back seat of my zone car. It was left behind by a drug user. I noticed that the crack pipe had been shattered into several pieces of glass, due to him stepping on it to...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I doubt you have any risk at all of contracting HCV.However, I always counsel people who are concerned about employment related risks to always document your concerns with your employee health department for your own protection.... Read more »

is this acute or chronic hep-c

I am a health care worker.Back in 1992 I had some mild increase in LFT ALT 60 hepatitis-c antibody... Read more »

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Did I get the wrong tests?

I had a potential exposure to hep b and hep c about 10 weeks ago. I have had night sweats, rash... Read more »

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12 months negative but deadly symptoms

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Hi Guys & Gals

Please bear with me as it is a long post

1st Exposure -with CSW in March -May 2009(4 encounters with the same CSW),it was protected vaginal and unprotected oral in UK.I had bad sore throat after a week after my 1st encounter.went... Read more »

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