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Clarificarion for my worrries

Hi

I am 25 years old.
My housekeeper is hiv+

Three days before he washed my cloths and Hanged in one cloth hanger.Hanger is made up of metal covered by plastic straw.

Yesterday morning while taking by cloth from my hanger,I got injured in finger by sharp corner of that hanger.
By that time some water touched my wound.
I seen some red spot in hanger. and water is also in brown color.

I am worried a lot.
Please tell me how risk it is ??
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Last time, you did not have an exposure.
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I worried because brown water from hanger went inside my wound
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I did in my first reply to you.
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Can you tell me am i in safe zone or not .i am worried lot

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Hi Teak

I refereed some site

Some mentioned HIV can still alive in water for long time
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You never had an exposure.

HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions; therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside its host.

HIV is transmitted by;
Unprotected penetrative anal and/or vaginal sex
Sharing works with other IV drug users
Mother to child
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