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Is there any risk of contracting hiv from using public toilet tap having fresh hiv fluids on it and person using it have bleeding or nonbleeding cut on fingers?

Q: is there any risk of contracting hiv from using public toilet tap having fresh hiv fluids on it and person using it have bleeding or nonbleeding cut on fingers?

: See the reply to your previous question. HIV is not acquired by environmental contamination. It is pointless to ask about any further examples of such contamination; the reply will always be the same: no risk.

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

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See the reply to your previous question. HIV is not acquired by environmental contamination. It is pointless to ask about any further examples of such contamination; the reply will always be the same: no risk.

Answered 9/4/2023

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Is there any risk of contracting hiv from using public toilet tap having fresh hiv fluids on it and person using it have bleeding or nonbleeding cut on fingers?

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