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Small wounds possible hiv transmission

Hi,

I went for a whole body massage with oil,  i also have i small wound on my hand where i got the day before i went for a massage. I don't know if the lady given me a massage has also a wound or cut on her hands.. My fear is,  is that possible that i can acquire hiv on that scenario? I mean what if there's a blood in her hand ang drop on my wound.  I also don't know the health status of the lady. Please help me, my anxiety was killing me.  Thank you.
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You would need large gaping wounds for HIv to be transmitted this way. Look at the collisions NFL players get with bloody cuts, but no one gets HIV.
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