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Broken cuticle and HIV
I massaged a woman’s genitals with my hand. Afterward, I noticed that the cuticle of one of my fingers on the same hand was broken. There was no blood but it must have been broken because alcohol from a hand sanitizer that I used after the fact made it sting. Am I at risk for HIV?
The risks for HIV are to have unprotected vaginal sex or unprotected anal sex or to share IV needles to inject drugs. Air inactivates the virus. So, people do not get HIV through skin cuts or cuticle issues when touching. Air is present. So, this is no risk at all.
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