To ask what a normal reaction to this would be (blood)

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If DC stood in blood that was smeared on a toilet floor (I think it was dried but not sure, it wasn’t loads) then directly after that dc stood on top of my shoes (how, why, I dunno. Joys of kids )
There’s no blood on the shoes as far as I can see
I’ve sprayed them with the dettol alcohol disinfectant spray do I need to do anything else I can’t put them in the wash because they’re the only shoes we have to wear.
I’m so paranoid about getting hepatitis or something, I want to throw them away and get more but is there insane? I have contamination ocd so I struggle to know if I’m overreacting or taking normal precautions

Where was the blood? Whose was it? Different if at home to in a public toilet. I wouldn’t throw shoes away tho. Just clean them and wash my hands after.

It was in a supermarket toilet! Fairly gross

Yeah it’s pretty gross. But not throw your shoes away dangerous.

It seems like it can live in dried blood for up to 6 weeks but bleach will kill it www.aidsmap.com/news/dec-2013/hepatitis-c-virus-dried-inanimate-surfaces-can-remain-infectious-six-weeks

I would probably do the same as you if I couldn't see anything on the shoes.

I wouldn't be worried about getting ill from it, it's just a bit grim to think about.

You’ve taken normal precautions and you’ve done enough.

I wouldn't throw the shoes away.

Honestly this wouldn't even cross my mind as an infection risk. We walk through all manner of god knows what in our shoes everyday.

You've cleaned them, that's all you can do, the chances of that blood having hepatitis or anything else in it are really really small.

Wash your hands after touching your shoes and you'll be fine

I'm not even sure that's necessary, given that you've wiped them down thoroughly. But as you say you have OCD, then an extra layer of precautions might help you cope.

Momijin- I can’t really bleach the shoes though they’re trainers

I’ve tried not to google it because that’s a slippery slope to insanity for me, I do have lots of little cuts on my hands where I wash them so much so technically if could infect me that way maybe I don’t know!
But those are tiny possibilities I suppose I’m trying to gauge what a normal person would do because I’ve no idea

I would clean them like you’ve done with dettol spray and then they’ll be totally fine.
It must be really difficult to cope with stuff like this with OCD. I don’t have OCD but I do get obsessive about hand washing and I have thrown out shoes when my dd stepped in dog poo so I can see how easy it is to overthink something like this.
There won’t be any infection risk though. Any traces of blood would have been minute and you’ve cleaned them anyway. Every time it pops into your head just remind yourself of this. I’ll bet no one anywhere in the history of the world contacted hepatitis like this. You’re fine.

The prevalence of Hep C in the UK is

Thanks, I’ve given them one last dettol spray for good measure and I’m going to try my best to forget about it