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Is it safe to share blood with other people like prick your finger and they do it to and u smear it on each others finger ?
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Not safe, of course: People can have germs (viruses, bacteria) in their blood and sometimes not even know it. Sharing a bloody cut means sharing the viruses and bacteria, and is a bad idea.
Answered 4/16/2013
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