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Hv from dried blood on paper to cut in finger?

Hi! Here Again... :/

What I'd like to ask is following. I got a small cut tru the skin (made by vegetable knife yesterday) in my finger,and was reading free newspaper on the train. I took it with me and saw that it has somekind of brownish/reddish stain (could be dried blood im afraid..) on it on an area where my finger possibly has maybe been... Do i have to get tested for Hiv? Im terrified..
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480448 tn?1426948538
says who? what ive read it may go inactive but reactivates when reacing bloostream .

Wrong.  Once the virus is damaged, it cannot infect, it doesn't reactivate or repair itself.

Time to move on, we've given you our assessment...take it, or not.
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says who? what ive read it may go inactive but reactivates when reacing bloostream
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480448 tn?1426948538
I agree with Vance.  That's not normal behavior, your thoughts are irrational.  Seek some help.
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Again seek a therapist for your anxiety issues. You cut yourself to test and see if there was dried blood on a newspaper. Your spending time examining the newspaper. Not rational.
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4754423 tn?1364109717
HIV cannot spread or maintain its infectiousness outside a human body
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In closer inspection the paper has needle-stich like small holes all over.. and the train goes to bad side of town,
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Ok, I would seek a therapist for your anxiety issue.
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I cut myself and dropped it to the paper to test if its dried blood.. or just coffee or other ****...
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4754423 tn?1364109717
NO RISK.

HIV cannot spread or maintain its infectiousness outside a human body
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