Potential infection question. I helped a dying raccoon last night. It’s blood is still in my car, ho...

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Potential infection question. I helped a dying raccoon last night. It’s blood is still in my car, how can I safely remove the blood without infection? I also am concerned that I may be infected by just touching it to start

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I moved it off the side of the road then brought it (with thick gloves) to the side of the road. Then into my trunk to bring it to a safer place for its last few hours. Anyways, I now have my reflective jacket covered in raccoon blood. It wasn’t an aggressive raccoon or anything. So I’m not entirely sure how to safely clean it. I had to briefly touch the outside of the gloves to remove them. I don’t know if I touched my face. Would you recommend post exposure prophylaxis?

This happened in Washington state. I’ve never been vaccinated.

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