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A member asked:
Can you get hiv from eating ...meaning i found a hair in my foods.i dont know whos it is. ?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
No: HIV infections are not transmitted by eating. No worries. As long as we mammals (animals with hair) are working in kitchens, we mammals will be dropping an occasional hair into the foods we serve.
Answered 6/19/2018
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