1) I work with cars so I’m in and out of different peoples are multiple times a day. 10-15 cars on average a day. Yesterday I was looking for the device that I use for work since I put it in the front passenger seat of that persons car. When I went to grab it, I thought it was the device but instead it was their electric shaver. I’m pretty sure I just touched the handle of it, but can’t fully remember. The shaver had no blade on it, just the flat part with the 3 circle looking things on it.. (the type to get a smooth shave) I know that Hep C can be transmitted through sharing razors from what I’ve heard, but can it also be transmitted to you if you have torn/open cuticles on fingers, By touching the shaver razor/device and if it happened to have Hep C blood on it? I realized I had an open/torn cuticle on my finger, but the skin on my hand was intact. Just want to make sure. 

2) This might be a repeated/silly question but as far as touching inanimate objects like urinal handles, toilet flush handles and door knobs etc. and say if they had some dried blood on them and I happened to forget to wash my hands right after touching say the urinal handle in the public bathroom or door handle,  and then I  used my fingers to rub my eyes shortly after touching those objects. Since the eyes are one of our mucous membranes.. would that be a risk for HIV or Hep C in that situation with dried blood or fluid transfer from hands and fingers to eyes? I already know you cannot transfer that from your hands to open cuts or about the eyes I am genuinely curious to know for the future. I apologize again for sounding over the top. - Thanks

Hepatitis C isn't even an STD except in special circumstances. The only well documented sexual transmission of the virus occurs in men having potentially traumatic (i.e. bloody) anal sexual practices with other men. In heterosexuals, it's not an STD at all:  the best statistical analysis calculated a risk of transmission during vaginal sex at one chance in 190,000, if one partner is infected. That's equivalent to unprotected sex daily for 520 years before virus transmission might be expected (190,000 divided by 365). This forum deals only with STDs, but now you ask not only about a non-sexually transmitted virus, but about routes of transmission other than sex -- two reasons that eliminate it from our expertise and interest.

That said, I would judge that both of these scenarios describe situations with zero risk of HCV transmission. But if you have continued concerns, consider seeking opinions from non-STD hepatitis experts.

Sorry, but there will be no further discussion. Also, please note the forum policy against repeated questions on the same topic. This being your sixth on the forum in 5 months, and your third about hepatitis C over one month, it will have to be your last. Excessive questions on the same topic are subject to deletion without reply, and without refund of the posting fee. This policy is based on compassion, not criticism:  we have found that repeated answers tend to prolong anxieties rather than reducing them. In addition, ASHA -- the forum sponsor -- isn't keen on collecting fees for questions with obvious answers. Finally, such questions have limited educational value for other users, one of the forum's goals. Thank you for your understanding. I do hope the last few discussions have been helpful to you. Best wishes and stay safe.

HHH, MD