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Hiv if i was having a conversation with an hiv person and during the conversation that person sprayed some of his spit in my eye by accident can that causes me to get infected? thanks

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

If : If a small amount of spit from someone who is HIV positive enters your eye, there is an extremely low possibility that you would become infected. This because the concentration of virus in the saliva is very low. If the saliva was mixed with blood, that would carry a higher risk.

Answered 2/10/2017

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Little if any risk: No such transmission of HIV has ever been reported. In general, exposure to infected persons' mouths or saliva are risk free -- for example, kissing doesn't transmit HIV, or so rarely it can be ignored. Among other likely reasons, saliva kills HIV. This nothing to worry about at all.

Answered 1/30/2018

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