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Confused about hiv risk.

posted earlier not sure if it didn't upload or if it was taken down. Anyway my question is regarding Hiv infection risk regarding deep kissing with blood in saliva. Anyways i engaged in that activity people say its not a risk but I found a link from the cdc web page that there was a similar case in 1997 but it wasn't conclusive. I'm still paranoid 9 days after that I got the worst headache I've had in my life lasted 3 days within those 3 days I had a sore throat maybe one blister behind tonsil and was very lethargic. So today marks 2 weeks since activity and I'm still feeling joint pain and experiencing headache ( not as severe as in day 5) along with joint pain. I was being optimistic that it would be covid but tested negative so this sets off all alarms I am going mad. What's my real risk? And what's real proven data yo back the theory up. Help ease my mind.
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This forum is really clear what the risks for HIV are.  It's guided by experts in the field of HIV and is moderated. They do not allow inaccurate information.  HIV is spread by unprotected vaginal or anal intercourse or sharing IV drug needles. You will not get a different answer here.  Saliva and air inactivate the virus as well.  Even having a one time exposure of unprotected intercourse is less than 1 percent chance.  Think about that.  You will not get HIV from kissing and there is no true literature suggesting you will. Theoretical risk is something the CDC refers to but that is not real world risk. If HIV began beging transmitted by kissing, trust me the world would be fully aware.  It would be front page news.  Have you been on the site asking about this before?
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