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About hangnails

Dear Doctors
I have a quesetion.
Fingering,If the hangnails of a hand are bleeding,The vaginal fluid rubs off on them,is it a risk for hiv?Do it need to test for hiv because of this? Somebody tells me that it is a big risk for hiv.Even some doctors tell me I must go to test for hiv.So I am in a puzzle......
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no one has ever contracted hiv from fingering...cuts/hangnails/scratches...doesnt make a difference.

hiv is not transmitted outside its host.
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U mean that I am not at risk of hiv and don't need to test for hiv,right?
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CORRECT
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