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Blood exposure

Here is My exposure
I went to college and sat on a chair in class, my friend who was sitting next to me was playing with his pen, all of a sudden the NIB of the pen stuck in his finger and few drops of blood  fell onto his chair, he left the class immediately and after 20-25 secs my fingers touch that blood drops and i had a terrible habit of nail biting i put my finger in my mouth to bite nails and i tasted blood. Now plz answer the following questions

1-how long i have to wait for the hiv test?

2-what are my chances of getting hiv by this exposure?

3-How long can hiv survives in fresh blood outside the body ( the temp was about 20 centigrade).
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How much shortly?
1-min or 2 min or up to 2 hours?
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It is rendered inactive shortly after being exposed to the enviroment
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i will move on after getting this final answer
plz answer my last question

is it true that as soon as the blood hits the atmosphere the hiv virus dies and is unable to infect any other person.
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It's time to move on and get some help with your anxiety.
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SIR

so can i say that as soon as the blood hits the atmosphere the hiv virus dies and is unable to infect any other person.

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so can i say that as soon as the blood hits the atmosphere the hiv virus dies and is unable to infect any other person.
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HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions; therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside its host.

HIV is transmitted by;
Unprotected penetrative anal and/or vaginal sex
Sharing works with other IV drug users
Mother to child
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Sir,

plz just answer this one last question

1-How long can hiv survives in fresh blood outside the body ( the temp of the surroundings was about 20 centigrade).
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Reread what I just told you.
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i put all those anxiety driven incidents behind me but this recent exposue made me extremely paranoid
as i tasted blood so plz answer
1-what are my chances of getting hiv by this exposure?

2-How long can hiv survives in fresh blood outside the body ( the temp was about 20 centigrade).
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No risk and take the time to reread one of the 40 posts that you already have.
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