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Can you get hiv by drinking out of someone else's water bottle that might have had blood on the bottle top? spat it out 1-2 mins later.

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Dr. James Okamoto answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No: I would say you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning 3 times than catching HIV from blood on a bottle top. HIV virus cannot survive on environmental surfaces like plastic (or water).

Answered 5/20/2020

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