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a wound that's a cm long and half a cm wide but scabs up when healed still considered a superficial wound? i also read that superficial wounds are no risk to hiv
Yes, this sounds like paranoia or OCD. What ifs don't happen in the real world. HIV has never been transmitted in such a scenario.
i'm worried there may have been blood on my gym floor which got on my shoe which touched my wound when it was open. is this paranoid, considering how generally unusual it is to find blood on the gym floor?
For there to be a risk the wound would have to be fresh and deep and result from a contaminated instrument. If your wound didn't occur in a healthcare setting then you have no worries.
is the wound i described still considered superficial? it scabbed up and would be considered superficial if it was half a cm long and wide with the same depth
The information you read about superficial wounds being no risk for hiv infection is correct.They don,t provide a point of entry into the blood stream.
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