That exam is based on blood tests. The hepatologist or a medical doctor don't need to touch a patient with hepatitis. He only need to read the test results.
Medical personnel, in general, are fully aware of the procedures when they examine a patient who carries a contagious disease. For an infectious patient, they gown up and put on gloves before entering the room. Before contact with another patient you hope that they wash their hands thoroughly, but with the advent of Purell, that may be all you get.
In Tudor times it was a commonly done thing for the barber surgion (doctor for want of a better term) to diagnose illness in a sailor by examining the look, smell and even taste of the patient's urine.
Viral infections are usually self limiting. Many times they kill the host. As in case of rabies, At times avian flu or normal flu. But as in case of human immunodeficiency virus infection the patient may carry the infection for 8 to 10 years. Or in case of Hepatitis B infection, the infection may persist for years. Patient may land up into cancer of liver or cirrhosis of liver.
All 3 hands overlap 24 times a day.
These are some steps to increase blood pressure high. Assess the situation Insist the patient drink plenty of water or other fluids. Provide something salty for the patient to eat. Think of circulation needs in relation to blood pressure. Determine whether or not the patient has missed necessary medications. Give any missed medications to the patient. Pump your feet and dance around on your hands a few times before standing up.
In the King James version the word - hand - appears 1466 times the word - hands - appears 462 times
24 times
The word 'hands' appears 543 times in the King James version of the Bible.
2 times. This is to help prevent injury to patient as well as discomfort.
22 times.
31 times
As many times as it changes hands.
How many times does a dollar bill change hands during a day