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Collect blood by finger

Hi i'm 16 y.o boy, a few days ago I was experiencing bad events i got cut by my finger nail and it's cause bleed (inside my ear leaf) ,
Im too shock when i seeing my finger nail have red and dark colour its like a blood and i'm sure its not my ...
If there's was hiv blood did i'm put at risk?
And its that ear are mucous membrane
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370181 tn?1595629445
Still no risk! Please relax
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370181 tn?1595629445
You had no risk of HIV by putting your finger into your ear. Only the middle ear and the Eustachian tube have mucous membranes. The outer ear, where your finger was is skin. HIV cannot penetrate unbroken skin.  
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It's started to bleeding when i got the cut by my finger nail , i dont know how long red and dark spot like blood stay in my finger nail , its same no risk? @rubywitch
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