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A member asked:
Hiv spreads only through un protected sexand bloodtransfusion it wont infect when it is exposed outside even though it has access to blood etc true??
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Not entirely: HIV virus may be present in infectious form in body fluid from an infected person and one can get infected from splashes to mucous membrane and cuts in the skin. See this site for more info on HIV transmission. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/transmission.html
Answered 5/1/2015
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