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Touched bloody cotton of someone else
I was at a doctors clinic to check my bp ... I was sitting at the doctors table for 20 minutes when I got up I notice there was something sticky liquid on my hand I notice there was a bloody cotton of someone else which I had touched from my hand . I touched my face without realising that my fingers had someon else blood. ..I notice it when I got up to leave clinic..... I came home and washed my hands.. ...any risk of getting infected? Please advice
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Kindly discuss for your concern
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There is no risk of getting infected unless there is any open wound or abrasion on ur hands. minding that u didn't put fingers in ur eyes,nose or mouth
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Not to worry if you does not has abrasion on touch area of hand
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No risk unless you had an open wound on your hands.
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly provide me detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Bisweswar Das
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Kindly consult
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Dr. Vivek Dasgupta
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Bongaigaon
No risk of infection through intact skin.
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Dr. V R Tindwani
Family Physician
50 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
No risk unless skin has injury already, intact skin is excellent barrier to entry of all infections
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