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Can you get hiv by accidentally touching a bin used to store used pads if you have a cut on your hands?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Very unlikely: There is a very remote risk, if the blood was from a HIV positive person and was fresh enough to not have dried and you had an open would that came in contact with blood containing HIV virus.

Dr Hegab agreed

Answered 5/16/2017

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A member asked:

Can you get hiv by accidentally touching a bin used to store used pads if you have a cut on your hands?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Dr Hegab agreed

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