Blood on door and Hair Salon?

[shiningrays]

Everyday I seem to have on average a 1-3 risks of catching HIV even though I do not have sex at all & do not do drugs. These are things like touching things, cups, handshakes, toilets etc. It all started when I had unprotected sex 1 1/2 years ago with my girlfriend and then waited 3 months of a HIV test which was negative. Since then decided not to have any sexual activity so I would never have to worry about HIV but it didn't work sadly.

There are two particular risks which I can't shake off me though and wanted to ask you about Dr please.

1) I went to a public bathroom to urinate. However, as I went to leave I noticed blood on the inside bathroom door handle and I am worried that I might have touched the blood on the door handle when I closed the door and then a bit of blood got onto my penis when I urinated either by my hand/finger or if I touched the bottom of my shirt or my boxers as I was undoing my pants and then that touched my penis. A woman left right as I went into the bathroom. So just before I left I wanted to see if the blood was fresh so I got a bit of toilet paper and wiped the blood and it smudged easily. The blood was about the size of a fingerprint as I could actually see a finger print in the blood.  

2) My hairdresser cut her finger when cutting my hair, she went and put on a bandaid. I dont know if she sanatised the scissors or changed them but it's a reputable hair salon. She then a few mins later nipped my skin with the scissors which did not bleed and just left a little red mark, more a nip if you nip your skin with your finger nails.

My questions are

1) Taking everything into account what my risk in that bathroom situation to HIV and do I need to test? No need to explain or go into detail, simply a 'No Risk' and 'No Need to test' and 'Move On' would be more than sufficient 'if' that is what the answer is.

2) Same question as 1 but to hair salon incident

Thanks Dr,

Matt

[danalonrealtor]

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[Edward W Hook, MD]

Welcome to our Forum.  Your concerns about HIV transmission seem to indicate a misunderstand of how HIV is transmitted.  HIV is transmitted by sex and by injection of infected material deep into tissue.  The only inanimate object which transmits HIV is a contaminated needle.  HIV is not spread by touching surfaces which have been contaminated by blood or other bodily fluids, nor by touching.

Furthermore, your supposition that the people from who this blood came from have HIV is probably wrong as well.

there is no reason for concern and certainly no medical reason for testing related to the events you describe. You can move on with confidence that you could not get HIV from them.  EWH