You have been fully advised by several of our members that you were not at risk for HIV, and about the ways that HIV can be transmitted. Blood on cotton balls is not a method of transmission, and there is nothing more for our members to say.
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I know I should have been able to tell if there was other blood on the cotton pad but since she had used it to apply pressure to my wound BEFORE it got undone I don’t know if the blood on it was only mine or also somebody else’s
But it does survive in blood so if there were blood on the seat and the cotton pad touched the blood then my wound immediately would it be a risk?
Except the cotton pad touched the seat where many other people get their blood drawn and possibly spilled. If there was blood and virus on the seat that the cotton pad touched and it then touched my fresh blood draw wound would that be a risk?
Hello why is this not considered a risk if possible blood got into my wound?
Not a risk for transmission. below are the only ways HIV can spread amongst adults:
1. Unprotected vaginal or anal intercourse
2. Sharing needles intravenously with people who inject drugs.