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Hi i was swimming in the ocean with a girl and we both got cut on some jagged rocks is there a risk of hiv from this if the girl was positive ?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Very low: As the sea water would dilute the virus and likely wash it away. However if you were both on rocks and there is a pool of blood and the other person contacts that with broken skin/ cuts - then transmission could be possible.

Dr Cattano and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 5/23/2017

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