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A member asked:
My brother picked the scabs out of his face and rubbed up against my arm can i catch hiv from this his skin was pink but not bleeding at the time?
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Unlikely: Does you brother have HIV? If he does not, you have no risk. If he has HIV there is minimal risk.
Answered 1/16/2015
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