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If blood is outside the body of a infected person like on a shoe is there still a risk of catching hiv/hepc if you touch the blood ?
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Depends: If there are no open sores on the skin where you touched the blood and you washed your hands promptly, there is minimal risk.
Answered 11/16/2015
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