A member asked:

I was talking to my uncle who is hiv + i felt a dab of spit hit my top lip. i wiped it away quickly can i possibly get infected?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

No risk, no worries: Saliva doesn't transmit HIV, and the virus is not transmitted to household members, assuming they aren't also sex partners.

Answered 8/12/2017

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