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Used a finger for a few seconds during a protected sex session. my finger had a cut near the nail. got fever and one swollen tonsil the next day. hiv?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

No HIV risk: HIV has never once been known to be transmitted by fingering or hand-genital contact of any kind. There are a hundred causes of fever and swollen tonsils and all are far more common than HIV. You caught a cold or strep. See a doctor if you remain concerned.

Answered 1/27/2018

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