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Hiv from inhaling someone else’s cigarette smoke
Can you get hiv if someone who has HIV blows cigarette smoke in your face which you then inhale? I was sitting at a cafe and this guy on the next table kept smoking directly on me and now I’m really worried. What if there was blood in his spit when he exhaled? And then I immediately inhaled the same smoke?
Your question has been answered no risk by three people .
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HIV is transmitted by having unprotected vaginal or anal penetrating intercourse or sharing IV drug needles. Air and saliva inactivate the virus. So, in no way is this a risk of any sort other than really rude of the person who blew smoke at you.
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So I wasn’t at risk? I can’t get hiv this way can I?
No, otherwise you would have got it years ago because the smoke is always in places like that.
So you are sure that I can’t get hiv from inhaling someone else’s cigarette smoke even if DIRECTLY blown in my face??
Reread the advice and count how many people answered the same question that you have asked over and over. Perhaps you need to talk to doc or a therapist because you aren't accepting the answer.
Please just answer it last time, I’m paranoid about it
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This is not an HIV risk
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