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need help guys

my one week open wound just came into contact with a hiv positive persons blood on my open wound, he touched my wound with some blood on  his hands .am i at risk of infection or i be prescribed pep on my exposure am freaked out
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yah really ,my injured arm happened last week n this incident happened this week ,these are two different events. please help me ***** my exposure if it needs pep or it is no  exposure?
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186166 tn?1385259382
really?

you just so happened to have an open wound...and a person who has hiv just so happened to have blood on his hand...and then he just so happened to touch your wound?

really?

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THAT OPENWOUND DID NOT FULLY HEAL , CAN THE HIV IN HIS BLOOD WHICH CAME INTO CONTACT WITH WITH MY WOUND  BE INFECTIOUS TO MY WOUND
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If it was one week old it isnt an open wound, and as such I dont think that you had an exposure.
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