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Hepatitis C Prevention, Transmission and Testing => Am I Infected? => Topic started by: worried987654 on December 13, 2019, 08:25:24 pm

Title: To worry or not to worry?
Post by: worried987654 on December 13, 2019, 08:25:24 pm
Today i went in for my routine plasma donation and I have a question.
They clean your injection site with iodine (for like 30 seconds I think)  before inserting the needle. Would this kill any risk of hepatitis if I had accidentally touched something with someone else’s  blood on it and then touched my arm prior? I noticed blood on the seat (not mine), and I’m not sure if I touched it, so I’m not sure if I should worry. I did have to move my sleeve and therefore touched the area the needle was inserted (but before they cleaned it with iodine). Thank you for any answers you can provide.
Title: Re: To worry or not to worry?
Post by: Lynn K on December 13, 2019, 08:37:38 pm
Not a risk