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Can Contaminated Toothpaste Usage Lead To HIV Infection?

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Posted on Fri, 10 Mar 2017
Question: my toothpaste fell in the kitchen sink i than brushed my teeth any hiv hep b,c risk

there was some water in the sink any risk
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Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (6 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
No risk for that

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

none of the aforementioned diseases can be transmitted this way.

Kind Regards!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy
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Follow up: Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (4 minutes later)
the toothpaste bottle was open while it fell in the sink i than brushed my teeth still no hiv hep b,c risk
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Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (2 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
no risk for that...

Detailed Answer:
Yes I understand. There is no risk for HIV, hepatitis B or C.

Kind Regards!
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis

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Can Contaminated Toothpaste Usage Lead To HIV Infection?

Brief Answer: No risk for that Detailed Answer: Hello, none of the aforementioned diseases can be transmitted this way. Kind Regards!