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H doc i dont know how i got blood on hand.i felt mosquito bite but in blood area no dead mosquito found.what is hiv risk.whatif it got 2 eye mouth cut?

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Dr. Roy Arnold answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No HIV risk: from mosquito bite. The mosquito probably got away. Treat it with anti-itch cream like any other bite. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!

Answered 10/22/2014

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