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If viral load of person is less than 200 per ml of blood it can't pass hiv virus to other person?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

If the RNA test in use didn't detect any virus, that person cannot infect anyone sexually, but could still be a risk if s/he were to donate blood for transfusion. (The report "less than 200" probably means no virus was detected.)

Answered 5/28/2023

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