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Does the hiv come through the clothes? i had a bleeding cut on my arm and my shirt became bloody. a person accidently touched my shirt / arm there and her finger was bleeding. in this case if that person was hiv infected i got hiv infection too?
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No, there is no HIV transmission risk in above scenario through clothes. Check cdc.gov hiv-transmission for clarification.
Answered 8/16/2023
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