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The main reason why you should avoid bodily contact with ground while working on live electrical equipment is that such contact will complete a circuit. If you are in contact with any electricity, this means that your body becomes part of the path for the electricity and it will pass through you as it heads into the ground.

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Why should you avoid bodily contact with ground while working on live electrical equipment?

No-one should work on live electrical equipment without training, and the training would answer that question. Always turn equipment off and unplug before doing any work.


Where do you get hepatitis b?

The hepatitis B virus is transmitted in 1 of 3 ways: 1. At birth, it can be passed from an infected mother to her baby 2. Direct contact with infected blood (needle sticks, blood transfusions, wound to wound contact, etc) 3. Unprotected sex You cannot get it through food or by casual contact.


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Avoid contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person.


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How human viruses are spread?

They are microscopic particles and are spread by contact or by contact with bodily fluids that may have been dispersed into the environment.


Is HIV caused by air problems?

No, you must have contact with bodily fluids that are infected with HIV.


Can a child with HIV infect another child through casual contact?

No. Only certain bodily fluids carry the HIV virus, like blood, semen, and vaginal fluid. Casual contact, even contact with other bodily fluids (tears, saliva, etc.) does not pose a great risk of spreading the virus.


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Sodium is referred to as an electrolyte because it possesses a mild electrical charge when dissolved in bodily fluids


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It is my understanding, that any bodily fluid is a potential transmitter of HIV


Is hepatitis c blood-borne?

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