0
Can you get infected by touching dry blood on a box and not washing your hands?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Yes, you can.
Actually, no you cannot. Unless you have an open sore on your hand or hands.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What poor practices lead to the spread of infection?
Not washing your hands enough or properly is the leading cause of infections spreading. Touching an infection and then touching another part of your body is another cause.
How do germs form?
by not washing hands ?
Can you get disease from human feces touching a cut on your hand?
It is possible to get a disease not very likely. As long as you wash your hands, you should be fine.
What is the root cause of nosocomial infection?
Not washing hands
How is gastroenteritis transmitted?
during anal sex ,it can also be spread via feacal oral route
What does standard precautions mean?
Washing hands after patient contact; using gloves when touching blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions, and contaminated items;.
Can you get a wart by touching dogs and not washing hands?
no.
If someones blood from an injury was on your hands could you get infected?
Not if you wash your hands. If you leave the blood on your hands I don't think you will get infected.
Can you get Chlamydia from touching a female who has Chlamydia and then not washing your hands before you eat?
No you can not.
What are risks of bacteria?
not washing your hands, touching other peoples things and body,
Can a person who ate prion infected food using hands cross-contaminate other things if he touches them after touching food infected with prions if they attached to its hands?
Yes a person who ate prion infected food using hands can cross-contaminate other things if he touches the food infected with prions with his hands.
Is touching you snot and spots and not washing hands dirty?
Yes, and likely to spread germs and illness.
How do you get choleara?
Normally cholera is caught by drinking infected water or eating food that has been contaminated by a person infected with the bacteria (not washing their hands properly).
What plant does Edwin say will cause infected hands in the book Touching Spirit Bear?
Devil's Club
Can you get hepatitis from touching blood?
No. Hepatitis C is spread via blood-to-blood contact. So unless both persons have bleeding hands, the answer is no.
What poor practices lead to the spread of infection?
Not washing your hands enough or properly is the leading cause of infections spreading. Touching an infection and then touching another part of your body is another cause.
Can you get HIV from blood on faucet handle?
In order to be infected by HIV you need to get it into your system, this can happen via blood. Getting infected blood on your hands will not give you an infection. The only chance of getting an infection trough blood on a faucet handle is if you had an open wound were you came into contact with the infected blood.
