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A member asked:
Can you get hiv from dry blood on toilet paper? i don't even think it was blood but it was red so i'm not sure. the red bit didn't touch me though.
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
No risk: HIV dies with drying. Nobody has ever been known to be infected by such an exposure and you won't be the first. No worries and no need for testing.
Answered 5/24/2015
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Very low risk: If you did not touch what you thought was blood, you are not at risk for HIV. Unrelated to your question: Practice safe sex, Get HPV vaccine, exercise regularly and If you do not wish to be pregnant, use contraception all the time. You may consider implanted contraceptive or IUD.
Answered 4/23/2015
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