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If your clothes get blood on them will reg washing and drying kill hiv or hep b, c?

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Dr. Joel Gallant answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Yes: You don't need to worry about getting viral infections from clothing.

Dr Altman agreed

Answered 11/10/2020

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Got Amazon package delivered this morning. In the afternoon 4 hrs later while trying to open it got slight paper cut by plastic wraps around the package. Did get a speck of blood from cut when squeezed. Washed cut with soap. Any risk for HIV or HEP?

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Hi! if i kiss someone who has vry small amt of blood in his saliva,can i get HIV by kissing him? does saliva can kill HIV even if blood present?

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