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Open Cut exposure


What is chance of getting infected by handshaking while both having open cut and they come in touch?
What if infected blood get in other cut ?
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Thank u for ur precious time....

Can u please describe in detail.Sorry if I am disturbing u but blood is getting in the cut and inturn in blood strem. Then how you are saying that it is not a risk ?

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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.

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dear sir, i mean to say that one person is the patient of HIV aids. If his open cut wound touches the open cut wound of a healthy person(who is not patient of HIV) then what will happen? How much risk of transfer of HIV  in  the healthy person,s blood?
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No it is not.
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@ Mr Teak, i have heard that if both persons have open cut wound and these wounds touch each other, there is the probability of being infected HIV. is not it?
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Zero.
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