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Urine (not sure if containing blood) splashes onto my leg (has a super tiny small cut, less than 1mm), do hiv transmit? if no, pls provide all reasons
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Not a chance, Roy!: Urine doesn't transmit HIV and your cut is sealed by fibrin so even if if it was semen, it is not going to get into your blood. Urine is usually osmotically strong and I think this is why it does not seem to have viable HIV. Please try to stop worrying about trivial contact making you sick. You do not deserve this misery
Answered 1/1/2016
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