Are blood,urine or faeces non toxic?

Question

Please help clarify what category bodily fluids come under,whether they be toxic or non toxic, are soiled continence pads non toxic.

Answer 1

They are all a bio-hazard as soon as they leave the body, even if the person who is excreting them is not deemed infectious.

Anything soiled by body fluids (including faeces) needs to be disposed of as a bio-hazard.

There is a need to dispose of these products correctly to ensure that the rubbish collecter is aware of the hazard and can actually dispose of it correctly to prevent infection to the wider population.

Needless to say if you yourself are handling this either personally or for someone else then you must wear gloves and wash hands very well afterwards.

Toxic usually relates to the fact that there are chemicals or radiation involved.

But I suppose it should also make us think whether babies nappies and dog poo should simply be thrown into the household waste?????

Answer 2

When you say toxic are you meaning to you when dealing with such "substances" or do you mean for disposal? I know that blood isn't toxic but because of the risks with HIV, Hepatitis etc, it's wise to wear gloves when dealing with such secretions. Similarly with faeces, because should it be digested (and I'm not talking actually physically eating the faeces with a knife & fork, unless that's your thing!!) there is a risk of contracting Hepatitius A. If there are no gloves available then ensure you wash your hands thoroughly before preparing any form of food or putting your hands anywhere near your mouth.
Urine isn't to harmful but just remember that excretment is waste from the body so it's not going to exactly be free from bacteria etc.
I think the golden rule is to wear gloves, be careful with needles and ensure you always wash your hands.

Answer 3

All bodily fluids can be either toxic or non-toxic, depending on what they have been exposed to. If you have HIV, your bodily fluids are toxic - even to your own body. If you are relatively healthy, the fluids will not be toxic to you, but could be to others, as we all carry bacteria, etc. in our bodies.

Answer 4

They are not toxic. they are bio-hazardous. That means that it is possible to contract diseases from the fluids. Many fatal diseases are fluid and blood borne. Aids and hepititus can kill. toxiticity refers more to poisionous to the human body. Chemicals and such that damage human cells and organs. So no, things soiled with body fluids are not toxic, they are bio-hazardous

Answer 5

Urine is usually sterile (unless there is some sort of infection going on), fecal matter is full of bacteria, and blood is usually sterile.

Still, universal precautions say that gloves should be worn whenever coming into contact with such things, as you never know if a person is carrying some sort of disease.

Answer 6

Vitamin B-17 (nitriloside) is a designation proposed to include a large group of water-soluble, essentially non-toxic, sugary, compounds found in over 800 plants, many of which are edible. These factors are collectively known as Beta-cyanophoric glycosides. They comprise molecules made of sugar, hydrogen cyanide, a benzene ring or an acetone. Though the intact molecule is for all practical purposes completely non-toxic, it may be hydrolyzed by Beta-glycosidase to a sugar, free hydrogen cyanide, benzaldehyde or acetone.

We have proposed the collective generic term n-i-t-r-i-l-o-s-i-d-e for all such cyanophoric glycosides of dietary significance.

One of the most common nitrilosides is amygdalin. This nitriloside occurs in the kernels of seeds of practically all fruits. The seeds of apples, apricots, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, and the like carry this factor; often in the extraordinary concentration of 2 to 3 per cent. Since the seeds of fruits are possibly edible, it may be proper to designate the non-toxic water soluble accessory food factor or nitriloside that they contain as vitamin B-17. The presence of nitriloside in the diet produces specific physiologic effects and leaves as metabolites specific chemical compounds of a physiologically active nature. The production by a non-toxic, water-soluble accessory food factor of specific physiological effects as well as identifiable metabolites suggests the vitamin nature of the compound.

Answer 7

Urine is generally non-toxic unless there has been a toxic chemical introduced to the host body. Urine is sterile. Feces and blood can be highly toxic.

Answer 8

Bodily fluids can come under both catagories depending upon what the body has absorbed.

Answer 9

it depends on how old it is...thats why vampires only like fresh blood.

Answer 10

it doesn't really matter, if you're eating them, you probably need some sort of help anyway.