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Fingernail Scratch - Bleeding
Hello,
I was playing a board game consisting of slamming your hand on the table. Unfortunately my opponents hand and mine slammed at the same time with great force. My opponent pierced my skin in the palm of my hands between two fingers with his fingernail. It was bleeding a little for a while. I noticed my opponent bites his nails a lot (don't know if that is important). Am I at risk of an hiv or other STD infection if the fingernails had blood underneath them or other fluids?
Thank you.
I was playing a board game consisting of slamming your hand on the table. Unfortunately my opponents hand and mine slammed at the same time with great force. My opponent pierced my skin in the palm of my hands between two fingers with his fingernail. It was bleeding a little for a while. I noticed my opponent bites his nails a lot (don't know if that is important). Am I at risk of an hiv or other STD infection if the fingernails had blood underneath them or other fluids?
Thank you.
HIV is rendered unable to infect once exposed to air. No one has ever been infected in that manner
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Ok thank you. So I do not need to worry or test over this?
No Risk.
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What makes you say that? isn't an open wound at risk of infection?
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