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please help me and reply back as soon as possible !

I am working in health care feild -- actully 2 days ago there is a patient who came to me to ask a question and while talking to him, he coughed on my face ! We did not have much distance and i could feel his breath touching my face and i was not wearing mask ... He said that he has flu  --- after he left i looked into his records and found out that he is both hepatitis B & Hepatitis C positive !! He got testes multiple times and all tests including the confirmatory tests were positive !
I freaked out and went washed my face but since that moment i am living in severe anxiety and stress :( I am scared that i am exposed to some droplets on my mucosal membranes as i was not wearing mask and i get hepatitis from him
I am vaccinated against hepatitis B but i am running crazy and am sooooooooo much stressed and very very very nervous that i may get hepatitis especially hepatitis C
Is there a chance that i get hepatitis through this way ??

I dont know what to do and whether i need to get tested or just i am being so much obsessive about this and it is nothing to worry about .... PLEASE HELLLLP MEEEE i am dying i have been crying all time since then and can not sleep well

any reply is much appreciated
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As a person working in the health care field I would assume you would have training on blood borne viruses like hep c.

Per the CDC hepatitis c FAQ for the general public site which I suggest you google search:

“Hepatitis C virus is not spread by sharing eating utensils, breastfeeding, hugging, kissing, holding hands, coughing, or sneezing. It is also not spread through food or water.”

Another good reference is hepatitis c FAQ for health care professionals. I’m really surprised you have had training on this

Hepatitis c is most commonly contracted by sharing of IV drug needles or having a blood transfusion prior to 1992 when hep c antibody testing was developed and the blood supply secured. While not really considered to be an STD for those with multiple sex partners or those who engage in rough sexual practices there is a small risk of sexual transmission.
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Tha k you for your reply
So i can understand that i should not worry or get tested ?
By the way, unfortunately did not have training on blood borne infections
Thank *
Was there a possibility the patient’s blood entered your blood stream? If no the there was no risk as I wrote above per the CDC hep c is not transmitted by coughing or sneezing. It is a blood borne virus meaning hep c infected blood must enter the blood stream of an uninfected person  
To reiterate:

“Hepatitis C virus is NOT spread by SHARING EATING UTENSILS, BREASTFEEDING, HUGGING, KISSING, HOLDING HANDS, COUGHING, or SNEEZING..”
Thank you very much
Appreciate your reply a lot
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