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I ran into bathroom at gym and used bathroom realizing my hand was covered in blood from someone else on door handle. what test do i need done for disease? someone was bleeding and didn't clean off surface? is hiv or hepatitis a concern, cdc says it

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Little or no risk: Dr. Chiu's answer was correct. In theory there might be a small risk of blood borne infections if you had an open cut on your hand, or if you contaminated your eyes with wet blood. But any risk is exceedingly small. For practical purposes, nobody catches blood borne infections from environmental contamination like this.

Answered 1/6/2021

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