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Can you get hepatitis c from using the same toilet as someone who has hepatitis c

By Anonymous May 1, 2018 - 6:44pm
 
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Can you get hepatitis c from a toilet that someone who has it has used

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Hello Anon

Thank you for writing.

No, Hep C cannot be spread this way. Hepatitis C is most commonly spread through shared needles, either with drug use or at tattoo parlors. It can also be spread via unprotected sex and via mother to baby via pregnancy/birth.
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Susan

May 2, 2018 - 2:04pm
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