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Can you catch hiv from fresh blood that made its way into a marshmallow you have consumed? i'm pregnant so my gums are sensitive, but its not my blood

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Whose Blood?: Even if it was the blood of a person who has HIV that "leaked" into a marshmallow you ate, it is very unlikely that you would catch HIV. If the blood was from a person without HIV or animal blood, there is no risk.

Dr Malerman and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/5/2020

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