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Can hiv be passed by kissing a person with hiv who had a bleeding cut lip, if i also had chapped, picked lips?

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Dr. Julie Abbott answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

Highly unlikely ....: but probably very remotely possible. The viral content of this amount of blood in the mouth would be expected to be very low if even measureable. Hard to understand why someone would decide to kiss someone with known HIV who had a bleeding lip; perhaps the HIV status wasn't known at the time. Stay well:)

Dr Willson agreed

Answered 9/10/2015

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A member asked:

Can hiv be passed by kissing a person with hiv who had a bleeding cut lip, if i also had chapped, picked lips?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Julie Abbott answered

Dr Willson agreed

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