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A member asked:

I got a cut seemed to be the top layer of skin and like 5 minutes later a coworker made contact with it as i was doing a fist pump any concerns hiv ?

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Probably not: If the co worker has no HIV or no exposure to the co workers blood or bodily fluid, then your risk of contacting HIV is zero

Answered 1/19/2015

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