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Hepatitis C is spread via blood-to-blood contact. So unless both persons have bleeding hands, the answer is no.

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Yes, you can get hepatitis B from touching blood. It is theoretically possible to get hepatitis C from touching blood as well, but it is not as easy to catch as hepatitis B.

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