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Hiv possible by contaminated anesthesia vial

I went to dentist 1 year ago snd had dental procedure and anesthesia was used. Is anesthesia vial a vacuum and will hiv be able to survive in anesthesia
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People don't get HIV that way.  The only way people get HIV is to have unprotected vaginal or anal sex or share IV drug needles.  Air and saliva inactivate the virus.  You didn't get hiv a year ago from your dentist.  There's never been a reported case of that type of thing happening.
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