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Can hiv be transmitted from a lipstick if it had blood on it? lipstick got on my teeth and i had a canker sore it may have rubbed against.

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Dr. Barbara Lavi answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Hi Joseph: Although I'm not a medical Dr, Here's an answer from Dr Thomas P Connelly, DDS online : "Can I get HIV from sharing a toothbrush or similar?" (Although Herpes) can B transmitted that way, everything I have found on HIV suggests it's NOT transferred via saliva (5). So rest easy, unless blood was involved, it's not likely you will get HIV from sharing such, but w' chapped, bleeding lips take caution

Answered 5/29/2016

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