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What kind of wound is deep enough to aquire HIV?
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as you cam imagine, I am still worried about the handjob I gave a guy a month ago. I've been told, that there was no risk, because the semen I came into contact with was exposed to air before coming into contact with my wound. Can someone here tell me how long it takes for HIV to become inactive when it comes into contact with air?
And I have another question: Are there any confirmed cases where someone got infected through getting a body fluid form an hiv-positive person on a wound besides the medical setting/health care department?
And my last question is: What is considered an open wound? How deep does it hve to be to allow hiv to get into the blood stream?
A few days ago I called my national aids-hotline and the employee told me that a poper cut is enough. He said that every wound that is bleeding is considered to be an open wound and a possible entry for hiv.
as you cam imagine, I am still worried about the handjob I gave a guy a month ago. I've been told, that there was no risk, because the semen I came into contact with was exposed to air before coming into contact with my wound. Can someone here tell me how long it takes for HIV to become inactive when it comes into contact with air?
And I have another question: Are there any confirmed cases where someone got infected through getting a body fluid form an hiv-positive person on a wound besides the medical setting/health care department?
And my last question is: What is considered an open wound? How deep does it hve to be to allow hiv to get into the blood stream?
A few days ago I called my national aids-hotline and the employee told me that a poper cut is enough. He said that every wound that is bleeding is considered to be an open wound and a possible entry for hiv.
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At this point your anxiety and hiv fixation is a bit of a mental health issue, so see a therapist to see if they can help you lead a normal life. 7 people get plague each year in the US - last one from their cat , but you don't worry that you got plague from the other person so your priorities are mixed up.
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