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If somebody with cut in hand touch door handle n then u immediately touch that handle n got blood in hand is here hiv risk. whatif u got cut on hand.
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Lot of ifs: If the person with cut on the hand is HIV infected and if the second person gets first person's blood on a cut on his/her hand, then there is a risk of acquiring hiv. See this site on HIV transmission. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/transmission.html.
Answered 3/29/2017
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