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Does the palm of your hands give direct access to the bloodstream?
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Asking impossible: It depends on what you are asking about specifically. Yes, your palm covers significant blood vessels, muscles, tendons, and bones. But, you keep asking about HIV and there is no transmission of HIV through skin on any part of the external body. But, if we talk about syphilis, the spirochete is able to burrow through the skin and infect the blood. It all depends on the situation and the nature.
Answered 6/10/2014
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