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Sex & Sexuality

Is the hepatitis C virus in saliva, semen and vaginal secretions, as well as blood?

Some studies show that the virus may live in your saliva, semen, or vaginal secretions, but no one knows for sure. We also don't know exactly how much of the virus may live in these bodily fluids or if it can be passed on to a sex partner from these fluids.