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Touching shoulder HIV
I touched someone on the shoulder, later I saw he had an open sore with some blood. I don't remember touching that when I touched his shoulder and arm. I checked my hands at the time, it looked like my skin was intact. Now I am worried, am I at risk and should I test? What if I touched the sore without realizing?
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The only risks for HIV in adults are:
1) Having unprotected (no condom) penetrative anal or vaginal sex, OR
2) Sharing IV drug equipment with other IV drug users.
You cannot get HIV from touching anyone or anything, even if it has blood or sores, or whatever you can think of. There is no "what if" that you could add to this event that would make it a risk for HIV.
1) Having unprotected (no condom) penetrative anal or vaginal sex, OR
2) Sharing IV drug equipment with other IV drug users.
You cannot get HIV from touching anyone or anything, even if it has blood or sores, or whatever you can think of. There is no "what if" that you could add to this event that would make it a risk for HIV.
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