peeled skin/ abrasion hiv route?

[jason366]

I recently rented ice skates at a public ice skating rink. When I returned the skates after skating I realized that the plastic inside of the skate had rubbed against my leg and had caused a skin peel, with raw skin exposed that was painful to the touch but did not bleed.

My concern is, if someone before me who had hiv had used the skates and also had a skin peel due to the plastic and possibly bled, would I be exposed to their bodily fluids through my skin peel? Is this a risk for hiv infection? Do I need to get tested over this skin peel? Thank you for your time and consideration.

[jason366]

Thank you for the quick response. I guess my anxiety got the best of me. Thanks for your information!

[Midnight_Sun]

HIV is spread through..

1. Unprotected anal/vaginal sex with an HIV+ partner
2.Sharing needles with an HIV+ person
3. From an HIV+mother to her unborn child.

Further, HIV is extremely rare in the US. Less than one percent of the population is infected with the virus. I would be more concerned about contracting a fungal infection than HIV from rented skates.