Always treat blood and other bodily fluids as if they might be contaminated.

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Always treat blood and other bodily fluids as if they might be contaminated.

Infection control works by assuming that blood and body fluids can be infectious, so you act with caution every time. This is the idea behind universal precautions: always use protective gear, practice good hand hygiene, and safely handle and dispose of materials that could be contaminated. Because you can’t reliably know who is infected or what a fluid might contain, treating all such fluids as potentially contaminated minimizes the risk of transmitting infections to yourself or others. Saying you should do this only sometimes or never would leave you exposed to unnecessary danger, so the guidance is to consistently apply precautions. While some fluids may carry lower risk in certain situations, the standard practice is to treat blood and other bodily fluids as if they could be contaminated to maintain safety.

Infection control works by assuming that blood and body fluids can be infectious, so you act with caution every time. This is the idea behind universal precautions: always use protective gear, practice good hand hygiene, and safely handle and dispose of materials that could be contaminated. Because you can’t reliably know who is infected or what a fluid might contain, treating all such fluids as potentially contaminated minimizes the risk of transmitting infections to yourself or others. Saying you should do this only sometimes or never would leave you exposed to unnecessary danger, so the guidance is to consistently apply precautions. While some fluids may carry lower risk in certain situations, the standard practice is to treat blood and other bodily fluids as if they could be contaminated to maintain safety.

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