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Hi, intact skin that touches blood. hiv can be transmitted? thanks
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No risk: Nope. There is no risk. There is nothing in skin that the HIV virus can attach to or infect.
Answered 6/10/2014
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No: The tainted blood would need to enter the blood system or body in some way, and without an open sore n the skin, there would be no such transmission, ..As the skin provides an excellent barrier/protection.
Answered 6/25/2020
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