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Transmission of hiv through pimples
A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 54 years experience
No risk, no worry: These are zero risk events. Nothing to worry about. No testing is needed.
111 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Tony Hoanswered
Internal Medicine 15 years experience
No: Hiv by itself does not cause sores. As the disease advances, it can increase incidence of other infections that may appear like this, but the presence... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Monib Zirvianswered
Dermatology 22 years experience
Small risk: If the blood had a high viral load, in theory, the virus could be transmitted. If the viral load were small, the risk would be relatively less if the ... Read More
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 27-year-old male asked:

Dr. Glenn Messinaanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 36 years experience
Yes: If you do not have HIV and the blood on the blade is yours only then no. However if you are talking about a used blade with the blood of others then i... Read More
4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 30-year-old male asked:

Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 45 years experience
No: This is yet another fantasy scenario. Urine doesn't carry hepatitis c or HIV effectively.
5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:

Dr. Jovita Anyanwuanswered
Internal Medicine 31 years experience
Not quite: Wash out the blood. If open skin see a doctor if the exposure is significant for evaluation and post exposure prophylaxis
2.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old male asked:

Dr. John Chiuanswered
Allergy and Immunology 58 years experience
Highly unlikely: It would be highly unlikely for you to contract HIV in this fashion.
2.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 26-year-old male asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
Too soon to know: HIV would not manifest as pimples at three weeks after exposure. You should get tested for HIV nucleic acid and if the result is negative, repeat the ... Read More
557 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 26-year-old male asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
See below: The pimple would not increase your risk from a hand job. With another party involved, the risk is not zero but negligible.
Wish you good health! - Hav... Read More
454 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Yvette Kratzberganswered
Pediatrics 25 years experience
It is very unlikely that the mosquito incident will result in you being positive for HIV. If you are concerned, get tested at 1 month, then again at 6... Read More
Reviewed Jun 08, 2021
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