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Permalink Reply by The Bruin on September 10, 2008 at 10:34pm

I'm going to suggest that there would have to be some fluid exchange if it were some contagion. Say, some of the blood spatters into your eye or mouth, perhaps the blood gets into an open wound. It is possible I suspect, that certain contagions can pass through the epidermus and into the body/blood stream without fluid exchange, but my medical expertise is limited to what I learned in 1st aid and bloodbonre pathogens training...Any doctor's in the house?

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Permalink Reply by michael on September 10, 2008 at 10:51pm

thanks doc glad i have you on myside

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Permalink Reply by The Bruin on September 11, 2008 at 12:21am

I spoke to two medical personnell, a paramedic and a Nurse, both of which stated that there is no known pathogen that can enter the body past the skin without direct fluid exchange. neither are Doctors but I am willing to take their word for it. By the nurses explanation, the skin is actually designed to repel foriegn invaders (pathogens/viruses, etc.) and the reason for universal precautions is more to prevent such invaders from "hanging on" until they can be unwittengly transferred to a place on the body where they can take hold, i.e. mucus membranes, open wound, saliva, etc...

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Permalink Reply by michael on September 11, 2008 at 11:31am

cool man thanks again im learned alot i should no this thoug im advance bio so yeah i was just looking for a second opion thanks alot bud

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Permalink Reply by leviwalton1 on September 11, 2008 at 11:43am

They are dead. They don’t bleed, the blood will coagulate. If by any chance it hasn’t yet, only if it gets in an open wound or something.

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Permalink Reply by Samantha. on September 12, 2008 at 11:35am

it has to go through a open wound, if it's in your eyes then yes if it's in your mouth maybe if you have sores in your stomache

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Permalink Reply by The Bruin on September 13, 2008 at 8:49am

I have a working vaccine...a lead pill. Take two and don't bother calling...lol

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Permalink Reply by The Bruin on September 13, 2008 at 7:34pm

Absolutely Correct...the second is for my own edification...

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Permalink Reply by Moulie on September 14, 2008 at 12:09pm

I generally agree. Contact with mucous membranes such as the eyes, deep inside the nose, and open sores in the mouth, along with any contamination of open wounds would result in infection.

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Permalink Reply by Jance Freedom on September 30, 2008 at 3:43pm

this isn't to bad of a question but "blood born" virusis must get into a open wound or somthing else. it can't be absorbed thrugh the skin or pores.

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Permalink Reply by Wing Nut on April 21, 2009 at 7:34pm

I'm not sure but I think you end up becoming a carny

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