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A member asked:
How danger is blood from hiv positive on nail clipper which is dried and no usage for 24 hours. person has high vl because he is in acute phase.
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No significant risk: Dried blood carries little or no risk. And a nail clipper is not a likely source of transmission anyway; clipping nails usually doesn't cause injury or bleeding, and without those there is no risk.
Answered 2/15/2016
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