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Which blood-borne diseases can you get from eating food contaminated with infected blood?
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None: Blood borne infections are rarely (if ever) acquired by oral exposure. Transmission of HIV, viral hepatitis, and other blood born infections usually requires direct exposure to blood through wounds, shared drug injection equipment, or sex. You don't need to worry about blood on food.
Answered 10/18/2016
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