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Any Chances Of Transmitting HIV By Helping A Man With Head Injury?
i just helped a man with a cut on his head he touched me with his bloody hand i bite my fingers so they have sore patches where u can see the second layer of skin is there any chance i could have caught something e.g. HIV even though i didnt really see any bblood on my hand after he touched me? thanks
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
HIV transmission is not possible in the given scenario. It requires prolonged exposure for infected body fluids to abraded skin/cut in skin.
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