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Exposure question about fighting wounds
Hello experts, forgive me for my bad English. I am now in a bad anxiety. About a year ago I had a fist fight with a person. His nosebleeds and oral bleeding sprayed on my hands, while my hands, ears, and face are covered with many wounds, and the more serious ones were bleeding. I was sure that the wound had touched his fresh blood, and more than a month after the fight, I suffered a severe systemic rash, which were pieces of dense skin bump accompanied by extremely itching, but I read the experts' replies about similar questions in the fight exposure, and believed that the risk of infection was low, so I did not conduct testing. But the bad thing is that recently my police friend told me privately that the man entered the police station again because of a disturbance, and his relevant information showed that he was a hiv carrier. I'm not sure if what my friend said is accurate. I only know that I'm really scared. I'm very sure that I need a hiv test. I've bought a test paper, but, you know, it really takes a lot of courage, so I want to consult experts first to get some psychological preparation, so is this exposure high-risk or low-risk?
Expecting for experts’ replies,hope you all are well
Expecting for experts’ replies,hope you all are well
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As you know, the only risks for HIV in adults are:
1) Having unprotected anal or vaginal sex, or
2) sharing intravenous needles with IV drug users.
Unless you were in the emergency room for your wounds, and the other person was too, this is not a realistic risk for HIV. An itchy rash isn't a symptom of HIV.
It doesn't take a lot of courage to test for HIV when you haven't had a realistic risk for HIV.
1) Having unprotected anal or vaginal sex, or
2) sharing intravenous needles with IV drug users.
Unless you were in the emergency room for your wounds, and the other person was too, this is not a realistic risk for HIV. An itchy rash isn't a symptom of HIV.
It doesn't take a lot of courage to test for HIV when you haven't had a realistic risk for HIV.
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I read your reply carefully. Really appreciate your reply Dr.CurfewX.
Can I interpret that you think my exposure this time is still low-risk even if he is a hiv carrier？
Can I interpret that you think my exposure this time is still low-risk even if he is a hiv carrier？
I am confident you did not get HIV from this event.
Sorry, I had to ask you for the second time due to the failure of the translator. I occasionally encounter addicts and bleeding incidents because of my work. I was not afraid before, but it was really difficult to be rational when I really met an infected person. Your answer really helped me a lot. Thank you very much again. Best wishes for you Dr.CurfewX
The advice is very easy to understand this part "you did not get HIV".
See a mental health therapist for your hiv fixation.
See a mental health therapist for your hiv fixation.
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