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Could I Be Infected From HIV If I Ate Something That Had Blood Stain?

hi, i ate an ice cream sandwich today, i noticed there was a small red stain on the wafer and the filling. i did not know what it was so silly me i tasted it thinking it could be strawberry or something. the ice cream sandwich has been in my freezer for sometime. if that red stain was hiv frozen blood could i be infected? i heard hiv can be frozen. and i may have cuts in my gums and tongue. can you please help me? could i get infected?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Your fears are unfounded . HIV dies immediately once it comes in contact with environment. There are so many hypothetical scenarios in your question Further HIV does spread through eating . Keep happy .
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Could I Be Infected From HIV If I Ate Something That Had Blood Stain?

Your fears are unfounded . HIV dies immediately once it comes in contact with environment. There are so many hypothetical scenarios in your question Further HIV does spread through eating . Keep happy .