### Human:\nmy son's teeth scraped inside his mouth (a small bleeding) 24 hours later we ate at a cafemay he have gotten hcv virus? . my sons's upper front teeth scraped his mouth and caused a little bleeding. 24 hours later we ate at a cafe with the utensil of they bring. i am concerned about any invisible blood or saliva remaining on the fork. a few hours later the meal i remembered the situation and looked inside his mouth. the small wound was whitish and he says the place did not hurt during eating. . thank you doctor.\n\n### Assistant: mouth wounds heal fast and so viruses that require blood to blood contact aren't likely to get through the layer of scabbing. also viruses don't usually survive normal dishwashing.