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What can i get infected by someone blood
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Lots of things: The more important infections transmitted through contact with blood and body fluids are hiv, hepatitis b and c. West nile virus, malaria, babesia, chagas disease, syphilis, cjd, cmv, ebv, and bacteria etc. Can be transmitted through blood transfusion. See the site below for more info http://www.Cdc.Gov/niosh/topics/bbp/.
Answered 9/12/2012
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