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Washing not mine, dried blood off object why lowrisk for blood borne pathogens with paper towel dish soap and water ? washed hands after with soap
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Low risk: Low risk, unless you have an open wound and blood from someone with a known blood-borne pathogen. The risk is still less than being injected with that blood.
Answered 10/1/2014
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