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Super stressed for my daughter

Hi my daughter while playing on swing got some wet blood on her hand. I checked she was not bleeding so it's not her blood.

What are risk fir HIV touching wet blood. I checked she did not have any visible major cuts in her hand just maybe one or two micro tears but not bleeding.
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I have been told blood exposed to air is not risk but still concerned as my daughter is only 6 yrs old . Pls let me know if I should take her to pediatrician or ID Doctor.
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No.  As a parent, it's important for you not to allow your anxiety to interfere with your child.  You have a blood fear with regards to HIV.  In your previous thread, we told you the HIV risks.  They include having unprotected vaginal or anal sex or sharing IV drug needles.  Your daughter did not do any of these, right?  Wet blood has still been exposed to air.  You can NOT touch blood and get HIV.  It's never happened in over 40 years of time they have studied HIV.  It's not fair to your child to allow your anxiety issues to impact her this way.  Get help for your anxiety.  
I did have anxiety for sure and thought was doing well but this incidence with my kid brought it back. Apologies for asking again but you are sure this is no risk situation?.there is all sort of scary things on web which I avoid and only look for reputable website like yours. If this was your kid u won't worry atall?
I say what I mean.  It's not a risk.  Please do work on your anxiety.  Your anxiety can transpose to your child and they can begin to suffer it and that's not fair.  There is zero risk and you need to address the real problem which is your mental health.  
Thank you I will take your advice seriously. I see you are very active in responding on this forum. Are you in medical field or just doing social work
hiv prevention is straightforward since the virus has been around for 40 years so there isn't going to be much of any change in the next 40 years of risk guidelines, and there are only 3 risks, so at this point you don't need to be a notable hiv researcher to know how to prevent hiv.
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