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Today at work some lady had her blood drawn i seen she had her finger on the gauze and it was bleeding then she touched my arm couldihave got infrcted?
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Skin intact : As long as you do not have any open wounds on your skin, your skin (epidermis) will protect you from any infection.
Answered 2/2/2015
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