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If a person is hiv+ and has molluscum contagiosum, does their molluscum contain/is able to spread hiv through non sexual contact?
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Probably not, but...: ...perhaps it would be possible, especially if an MC lesion had been treated or handled and was bleeding. However, nonsexual contact of any kind almost never transmits HIV. If any doubt, check with the infected person's HIV doctor.
Answered 12/11/2016
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