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What are the chances of hiv transmission if help someone w/ a bleeding finger put bandaid on?lets say the person helping had bleeding cuts as well.

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Possible but low: There are a lot of unknown factors here. However unless one intentional rubs the bleeding finger against the other person's blood, the risk is likely very low but not zero.

Answered 7/26/2016

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A member asked:

What are the chances of hiv transmission if help someone w/ a bleeding finger put bandaid on?lets say the person helping had bleeding cuts as well.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. John Chiu answered

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