I dropped something in a public toilet and hurriedly reached in to grab it. I had a small cut on one of my fingers that was about 3 days old. The water in the toilet appeared fresh and clean and I did wash my hands a couple times afterwards. Do I have any chance of catching hepatitis or some other form of harmful bacteria or virus?
Hi there, Thanks for posting in Chat Doctor. There are many types of hepatitis viruses... Hep A, B, C, Among this Hepatitis A and E spread by contaminated water. Since you washed you hands after touching the water, it is unlikely that you would acquire hepatitis infection. Regards.