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Risk of exposure from dried blood

I noticed two tiny spots of dried blood on the toilet seat in the office toilet. Without much thought, I used a tissue to wipe off the dried blood, threw it into the toilet and proceeded to sit on it.  When I was done urinating, with the same hand, I used tissue to wipe my private part.  Thinking back, I'm now really worried and I'm quite desperate to find out if I was at risk of exposure, since I'm currently 35 weeks pregnant.
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Thanks Teak. That's reassuring.
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No. HIV is not transmitted from hand to genitals.
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Thanks Vance2335. My concern was more on using the same hand that I used to clean up the blood, and wiped my private part (with a new tissue, of course). Should I be worried?
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You cleaned up the blood...no risk. Had you not cleaned up the blood...no risk.
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