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Blood Sport
hello people, i know that this sounds weird at some point but when i was reading about HIV today a question came to mind and its about what my trainer in MMA .i dont know if hes positive or not but i know he had plenty of unprotected sexual intercourses with many girls of unknown HIV status, we shake hands and hug and sometimes grab each other's neck ,punching each other in face and other parts of body but usually i'm using strike-proof vest and MMA gloves. now what if i accidentally made him bleed and some of his blood got on some cut on my hands.or what if a tiny drop of his saliva that contains blood gets into my eyes or mouth when he shouts. how high are the risks if he's hiv positive ?
so you confirm that i cannot contact the virus from a bloody drop saliva ? oh btw i also forgot to mention that during our street fight training we sometimes bite each other but not hard enough to make wounds. is it also safe? and do you think that i need to advice my trainer on taking a hiv test? i know if the test result turns out to be positive that'll ruin his life and work and i don't want to be the one who made him realize the truth.
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No again you are not at risk. Saliva has proteins and enzymes that deactivate the virus.