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Drop of blood in my eye
Hi,
While having lunch with a large group of colleagues I suddenly felt a drop fall in my eye. Upon closer examination in the mirror. I realized it was a drop of blood. I have absolutely no idea whose blood it was or where it came from.
In case the blood was from someone who is HIV+ then what are the chances of transmission? Is it a zero risk scenario or low risk? Does this incident merit getting a test done?
While having lunch with a large group of colleagues I suddenly felt a drop fall in my eye. Upon closer examination in the mirror. I realized it was a drop of blood. I have absolutely no idea whose blood it was or where it came from.
In case the blood was from someone who is HIV+ then what are the chances of transmission? Is it a zero risk scenario or low risk? Does this incident merit getting a test done?
Hi,
Thanks for your reply. I was sitting at a large table and was engrossed in a conversation with someone else when the drop hit my eye.
Is it a zero risk situation? If not I'd like to get tested for my peace of mind.
Thanks for your reply. I was sitting at a large table and was engrossed in a conversation with someone else when the drop hit my eye.
Is it a zero risk situation? If not I'd like to get tested for my peace of mind.
How did you not notice where it came from?Anyway it doesn't really matter because a small drop of blood poses no risk for transmission,had it been a large quantity of blood then maybe it would be worth having an HIV test but not from the situation you describe.
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