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A 47-year-old male asked:

My wife bought package of eggs from bjs in usa. while keeping it in our fridge she got a small scratch from its plastic package speck of blood from scratch. she did curbside pickup so someone else kept all items in her car. any risk for hiv got hep?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered

Infectious Disease 55 years experience

No risk, no worry: No risk at all. Probably nobody has ever caught either HIV or viral hepaitis from such an event.

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