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Can you contract aids through mixing blood?
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Yes! Most definitely: In fact, early in the epidemic, before there were screening tests for HIV in donated blood, the aids virus (HIV) was transmitted unknowingly through blood transfusions used in surgery and other situations. Accidental needle sticks led a number of health professionals into the aids tragedy as blood samples from hiv+ patients were loaded with active virus particles. "blood-to-blood" is "hi risk"!
Answered 6/10/2014
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