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Can you get hiv from wiping your mouth with a drop of blood on it from a napkin. it look like blood. i did have spaghetti on my plate and red dressin?

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No: You risk is virtually zero.

Answered 5/13/2014

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

NO Risk: No. HIV was not on your napkin. HIV is not transmitted from inanimate objects. HIV is not caught through skin.

Answered 7/6/2017

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