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The wound left by the vaccination
I got a rabies shot at a hospital. At the end of the injection the doctor gave me a cotton swab to press on the wound. Someone accidentally touched my swab or cut at that time. If he had a wound, would I be at risk for HIV? After that, my wound touched others many times, was there a risk?
Thank you. I'm not afraid anymore.
Because my cut wasn't big enough, was it?
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If your wound is not severe enough to require medical attention (stitches or surgery), then it presents no risk. Even then, it would have to contact a LOT of blood, flowing immediately from another person with a similar wound. Even IF you had a very large wound, a little bit of blood on someone's fingers or on a cotton ball would not transmit HIV. Any blood that has been exposed to the air is no longer infectious.
No risk. Hiv is not spread through this mean.
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