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A member asked:
If hiv blood drop on an opened but healed wound what is the likely hood of the person becoming infected.
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Unable to answer: There is no such thing as an open but healed wound. It is one or the other. If it is open, the possibility is there. If it is healed, the possibility is zero.
Answered 9/11/2014
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