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Any risk from public toilet or Oraquick?

I know this question is not very usual. Probably It's totally because of my crazy anxiety.

The thing is about 2 weeks ago, I took a flight from Hong Kong to LA. In the flight I used the public toilet, and when my penis touched the front side of the toilet, I suddenly found it is dirty (yellow but already dry).

So that I started to be anxious after that. I bought a kit of Oraquick from Amazon to test myself. When I use it, I just put the stick in my month as the guidance taught me, and of course finally I got a negative result, because at lease the time is too short.

Now it has been 10 days after the flight and 7 days after the Oraquick test. I don't feel any serious symptom from my body. There's just some really slight pains in my legs and they were usual even before these incidents.
So, basically I think I'm ok, but just in case, Is there any professional person can help me to know my situation better? Thank you so much!
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thanks we are not at risk ... i learn to control my anxiety but yet long road to cure my anxiety ...
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Yes. Oraquick is safe
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Thank you. Hopefully we can both cure the anxiety. :)
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Thank you. And the Oraquick is safe too right?
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u had no risk ... i had similar anexity , i use the public bathroom and head of penis touch on water or i dont know what... but my penis head touch it ..i got afriad but later had read on internet that hiv cant living out human body ...as soon as the air touch the virus it dead ...let say for couples of sec at the max... u are fine and risk free ....so m i risk free and no hiv too
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Hello,

Your scenario is not at all a risk. But you surely gave profit to sales of oraquick to amazon by buying the kit to test yourself when you were not even a micro-meter closer to risks for HIV :). HIV is spread through condomless/unprotected vaginal or anal penetrative sex not by using toilet seats even if the seat has body fluids of the infected person.

Regards,
Nikhil
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By the way. I never have sex, donate or receive blood, and all my family member is healthy.
Thank you again.
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