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There are unclear answers about other people's blood touching my cuts. some are saying it's risky, others say once it starts healing there is no risk?
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Open wounds: in contact with foreign or someone else's blood can lead to infection. Carefully wash off the affected area and consult your physician for exposure therapy.
Answered 10/14/2016
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