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Oral risk

I currently have herpes 1 but its not an outbreak. I gave a blowjob but i might have also had a cut that i noticed after performing oral sex. When i brushed my teeth or rubbed against my inner cheek it bled a little. Around 2 weeks later i got cold symptoms with swollen lymph nodes and a sore throat. I tested negative but only after 17 days and i know its not fully accurate. Are these symptoms hiv related and do i need more testing
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There was no ejaculation only precum was involved
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And does oral thrush increase the risk as well?
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Your test would give a 100% accurate negative reading as soon as you took it, because oral is not a risk for HiV.
HIV is instantly inactivated in air and also in saliva which means it is effectively dead so it can't infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities. It doesn't matter if you and they were actively bleeding or had cuts at the time either because the HIV is effectively dead.  
Only 3 adult risks are the following:
1. unprotected penetrating vaginal with a penis
2. unprotected penetrating anal sex with a penis
3. sharing needles that you inject with. Knowing these 3 are all you need to know to protect yourself against HIV. The situation you describe is a long way from any of these 3.
Even with blood, lactation, cuts, rashes, burns, etc the air or the saliva does not allow inactivated virus to infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities. Doctors have calculated the risk from what you describe to be less than that of being hit by a meteor. The above HIV science is 40 years old and very well established, so no detail that you have added to your encounter will change it from zero risk.
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