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A member asked:
When coming home i took a lift home in a workmates car. seated next to me was my work mate. she had a wound on her hand which was covered with plaster. i also have a wound which is healing.i didn't see any blood on my hands. can i get hiv from wound?
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Yes, but not this: HIV positive fluids through broken skin can transfer the virus, but what you described is an unlikely way to contract HIV.
Answered 1/12/2021
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