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Would someone spitting on their finger and then fingering you for only 20 sec(unknown if cuts on finger or mouth) pose as an hiv transmission threat?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Highly unlikely: Saliva does not transmit HIV although other bodily fluids and blood do.

Answered 12/29/2014

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

No: Saliva is a famously poor way of transmitting HIV. You could perhaps get gonorrhea from this.

Answered 12/31/2014

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A member asked:

Would someone spitting on their finger and then fingering you for only 20 sec(unknown if cuts on finger or mouth) pose as an hiv transmission threat?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. John Chiu answered

Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

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