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I work retail and handed a small box to a customer who I noticed had dried blood on his palm as if he scraped it. It wasn't wet but dry and dark. What is the risk of catching something from that? I'm not sure even if he used that hand to hold the box with.
At no time were you at risk even if it were wet. HIV is not transmitted via environmental surfaces.
There is zero risk associated in what you describe, wet or dry blood would not make a difference, HIV is not transmitted in this way.
from what i understand, there have been literally billions of interactions in a retail setting and never once has a case of HIV been reported from such an encounter. So, your chances are one in many billions; imagine how often people with dried cuts go out and about, i bet you've done this yourself.
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