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Can i get hiv from this? my fingertip had a 4mm cut on it that was open/bleeding at the time. the cut touched used menstrual pads in a public restroom
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Below: Anything is possible, but what you are describing above would make it very improbable that you would contract HIV.
Answered 1/24/2016
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