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Sharing roomate

I am sharing an apartment with another guy he seems to be very sexually active. Regularly i am washing my hands whenever i feel suspicious like touching bathroom door knobs which he touched. I know i am paranoid here my question is just washing my hands with tap water is enough or do i have to disinfecting wipes or something better. Please advise
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He doesn't even have HIV as far as you know! Just because he's promiscuous doesn't automatically mean he is HIV+.

In an adult, only unprotected anal or vaginal sex and sharing IV drug needles with infected users is a risk for HIV.

Therefore, don't share drug needles with your roommate and if you have sex with him, always use a condom in order to avoid HIV. Touching surfaces that he touched, using the same utensils, sitting on the same toilet seat, drinking from the same glass, none of these or anything else you can come up with are a risk for HIV.
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Thanks for your reply. For example he masterbates and touches the knob with out washing his hands. just after that i touched that knob. In this situation If i just wash my hand with tap water is that enough.
I mean when i wash my hand does the hiv in the semen which i touched will drain away.
If i had cut that is different story if i dont have any cuts am i ok if i just wash with tap water
I posted the only ways that an adult can be infected by HIV. Please read again as it's not necessary to repeat myself.
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