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Hepatitis c

2017-12-27 01:43:48
Is it possible to give yourself hepatitis c, even if you don’t have it, by reusing one of your old needles? The needle isn’t contaminated with hepatitis c and you are the only person that has used it. I know it sounds crazy.
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