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Hiv fear and douth

Dear team / expats

Request can you please help me to clear my doubth with regards to hiv transmission, i am unble to get answer.

i am staying in africa, where there is risk of HIV transmission.

I want to know that,

If somebody has injected blood inside orange or banana and if we eat it, after some days - can we get HIV.

Please, many time i eat orange and banana directly without noticing it.

Please help

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Your welcome
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No , you cannot .HIV cannot live outside the body for any substantial time. It is transmitted through Vaginal and Oral sex as well as IV needle sharing ( blood born)
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