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A member asked:

Do i need to be fearful of getting hiv from somebody who has the infection in their blood?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

No: Only if you are sexually intimate, sharing needles or accepting organ donations. Hiv is not transmitted casually. You have to work to get it.

Dr Villaplana and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/2/2015

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