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Dr. Barak, welcome to the show.

Hey, Dan.

It's always a pleasure to have someone who's actually qualified to give medical advice on the show where we occasionally give inaccurate medical advice. How are you doing? I'm great. How are your holidays? Wonderful. Looking forward to the new year? Absolutely. Let's get to the questions. Okay. Actually, I have to ask you something before I get to the questions. I sometimes think we should do a video feed of your appearances on the podcast because

it hurts me inside because you look so distressed.

You just look like you've been wheeled in here on Hannibal Lecter cart and propped up in front

of the microphone, totally against your will.

No, I am here completely.

I'm a consenting physician. I am not here against my will. I'm of legal age.

You're not the Patty Hurst of podcast guests, which is a reference that most of you won't get, but we get.

I am under your spell.

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I am considering dating a guy who has hepatitis C. I am considering dating a guy who has hepatitis C, and it looks, he says it's not STB.

It looks to me, though, like from my research on the Internet, there can be sexually transmitted.

The Red Cross won't let you give blood if you've been sexually active with some of the hepatitis C.

So my question is, how easily contracted would this be, not just through sex, but through just instrumental contact, you know, hugging?

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