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My hands are dry and cracked from washing them too much. can i get hiv from shaking hands with someone who has it? if they had cuts or were bleeding?
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Transfer: usually blood to blood or by sexual secretions/unprotected vaginal or anal intercourse.
Answered 12/25/2018
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