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Hep from barbershop

Librali
hello sir

I went to the barbershop and he scratched my ear with a scissor without blood . Could this transmit a hep ?

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No one can say you it's 100% safe. In some countries barbers don't use propper machines to clean tools. Check hbs after few weeks and get vaccinated, problem solved. Even if you catched hbv, 95% of adults clears the virus in 6 months.
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it was without any blood just a small scratch
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low risk but it's possible
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