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HIV risk for a handshake ( bruised hand)
Well folks , I work with hardware and yesterday cut my ring finger on top . Well had not seen and shook the hand of a stranger. My fear is that he had a cut hand tb and has come into contact with the cut of my wound. Please help me! I will need to wait three months for tests ?
I completely agree with iommi's advice. In the last few weeks we've gotten this question a lot, it seems hand shaking is becoming very popular.
Doctors and epidemiologists around the world overwhelmingly agree that HIV is only transmitted by unprotected vaginal or anal penetrative sex, sharing needles or mother to child.
Hand shaking is not considered a risky activity because there are no reports of people getting HIV by doing that, regardless the small cuts and wounds present in everybody's hands.
Hope this helps.
Doctors and epidemiologists around the world overwhelmingly agree that HIV is only transmitted by unprotected vaginal or anal penetrative sex, sharing needles or mother to child.
Hand shaking is not considered a risky activity because there are no reports of people getting HIV by doing that, regardless the small cuts and wounds present in everybody's hands.
Hope this helps.
It would take the stranger have a detectable viral load and both of you obviously bleeding and rubbing your injuries together.
You had no risk, no need to test, no need to worry about it.
You had no risk, no need to test, no need to worry about it.
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