Can I Get Hepatitis B Or C After Drinking From The Same Glass That Someone Has Used Without Washing It?

Posted on Sun, 2 Aug 2020

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Question : Can I get Hepatitis B or C after drinking from the same glass that someone has used without washing it? Thanks.

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
no

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

both hepatitis B and C cannot be transmitted this way. Blood or other infectious material should come into contact with wounded or mucosal surfaces. Sharing glasses should not result in transmission unless the recipient has a cut inside the mouth and there is blood on the glass.

Kind Regards,
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis,
Internal Medicine Specialist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar