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Hepatitis C is not at all contagious; it absolutely cannot be passed between two people under normal circumstances, not even in a health care setting. In health care, it does not matter what you may or may not be infected with; employers must assume that all workers and all patients are infected with something. That's the whole idea behind PPE (personal protective equipment). All health care workers have to use PPE regardless of the health status. However, the company is clearly within its rights if it can prove a worker violated the PPE policy and then fires him. This has nothing to do with the employee's health status; their health status is merely proof that they've violated the PPE policy. If this policy was not in effect and/or not followed properly, then infectious diseases would run rampant within our health care system. It's imperative that all healthcare providers implement and enforce this policy.

Didn't know that. Thx for the info.