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A member asked:
Can clothes or bedsheets with bloodstains still be contaminated after being washed even though the stain is still there?
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Nope: Even without washing, dried blood carries little infection risk. And for sure aftet detergent in the washer, no worries. Persisting color doesn't mean anything.
Answered 12/13/2016
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