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A member asked:

Can you get hiv from dried blood on toilet seat if it touches your underwear?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Nobody ever has been known to catch HIV from contact with blood or body fluids in the environment. Zero risk.

Dr Davantzis agreed

Answered 8/3/2023

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Sir,i want to know that, can hiv be transmitted if 1- i had no sex (oral, vaginal, anal) 2- no cuts on body 3- no blood transfusion 4-had a dry humping where my partner and me were wearing underwears she just laid on me and rubbed her body on my body?

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I had gone 2use the bathroom at office,toilet seat had dried red things,blood, I didn't use, went to use the bathroom, cleaned the toilet seat with tissue,threw tissue in toilet then urinated ,saw blood on tissue I had throw in toilet, can I get HIV?

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Morning Doctor. this morning while at office I bathroom. first I cleaned with tissue and on top of toilet seat there was no blood. then urinated. then after saw that under toilet seat there was dried red stuff like dried blood.can I get HIV?

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