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I accidentally touched the trash in the street and then forget about it and ate some food by those dirty hands. there was no visible blood or wetness in my hand. is it possible to catch hiv by this route?
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No: You can't get HIV by touching dirty trash unless the dirty trash contained freshly injection needles from someone with HIV and you were stuck with it. But dirty trash can contain bacteria that you could have a transferred to your mouth and cause illness.
Answered 12/8/2019
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