HIV exposure question

[whosays]

I walked into an office unaware I was behind a gentleman that was clearly sick. He appeared to have many bandages covering various cuts etc. My son grabbed the door handle as did I to help him open the door...he is 4 years old.  I became worried that if he had left blood on the doorknob and my son that chews his fingers and thus they bleed from time to time could have been exposed to HIV. We walked in within seconds of him. He was clearly ill...wearing a mask etc. If anything was on the doorknob we would have touched it within seconds. I have no way to know for sure what was on my son's hands because by the time I noticed the man my son was already sucking his fingers. I also touched the doorknob could I have been exposed or inadvertently exposed him?

[Webbers]

No risk at all for HIV no matter if there was blood or not.

Why aren't you more worried about the things that are easier to catch? Like meningitis or pneumonia or something? HIV is extremely easy to avoid!! Just don't ever have unprotected sex and don't share IV drugs and you will never get it, guaranteed!!

[whosays]

So even if there was blood on the door knob that I touched right after he left it would there be a risk of hiv exposure for me or my son?

[Webbers]

HIV is not able to spread from a door knob. That was No Risk for HIV but there are hundreds of other bacteria and viruses that are a lot easier to catch that way that you should worry about.