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A very different bite !!!

Hi everyone, I'm from Vietnam !

(sorry for my bad English)

I've read many Q&A in this forum and many people said that there is no risk of being infected by a bite.
However, my situation is quite different!

I was bited by a robber months ago. The wound is not really serious and I did't see any bleeding blood. However, I see some transparent fluid (like water) come out of the wound. I was so silly that I did't wash it away by water.
Besides, I feel some salvia on the wound and the trauma changed into the black-purple .

After a day, the fluid became solid on my wound (like eczma)

So I wander:

1. Is that fluid like blood, acting as a medium for contracting HIV

2. Sbd said that there must be a significant ( or visible ) amount of blood to contract HIV. So is there anybody can tell me how much is "significant". Can u show me a picture, it'll be better to understand.

Thanks in advance.
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1. No

2. There would have to be at least the amount of blood in this picture:

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/uu218/tbeautiful09/zombie-32.jpg

You had no risk.

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Thanks for you confirmation. Sorry for my over-anxiety
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You had no HIV risk.  You should, however been seen by a doctor, human bites can cause nasty bacterial infections, and you may require some treatment, esocially since you didn't properly clean it our after.

Again, no risk for HIV.
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It's so foolish to ask you again like this, but what if it's blood on my wound.
After getting bitten, the fluid came out and blood afterward ?????
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This is an HIV specific forum and you do not have an HIV concern.
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I'm not nervous now. I just want to know what that FLUID is.
Is it the fat, or moisture of the skin ????
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Can you tell me what that fluid is ?? Is it some kind of blood components ????
I don't think it's salvia because it'd become solid.
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Thanks you very much. I was so nervous and it's much better now :D
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Assume that he has bleeding gum
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