Contracting Hepatitis

  : : : : I work in the property room of a police department where we frequently
  : : : : dispose of bloody clothes, shoes, etc.  The blood on the clothes
  : : : : generally is dried.  However, in some cases the bloody item may be mildly
  : : : : damp because it was stored in a freezer and has defrosted.  The items are
  : : : : stored in brown paper bags and we wear latex gloves when ever we dispose
  : : : : of any item. Now, lets assume the blood on the clothes is from someone
  : : : : that has heptatitis.  Half of us have heard it's not possible to contract the virus
  : : : : because once the blood dries the virus is dead.  The other half of us
  : : : : heard it is possible to contract the virus because it never dies. That
  : : : : when we take the clothes out of the bag it's stored in this causes tiny
  : : : : spores/particles of the dried blood to become airborne.  If we breathe them
  : : : : in then we could contract hepatitis.  Is it possible to contract the hepatitis
  : : : : virus in this manner?
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Dear Correspondent:
Your question isn