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A member asked:

At walmart i was looking at curtains, one of them had fresh blood all over it and i was touching it. it got all over my hand. i have cuts. hiv risk?

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Very unlikely but: If the blood was fresh and you had a open cut in your hand and blood entered and the blood was from a person who was positive for HIV.There are too many assumptions.But if you still have concern get a blood test in 4 weeks ang if negative another in three months

Answered 10/27/2018

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