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Sat on a wet surface worried
Today I went to a sports club were I play american handball, after I finished playing I sat on the stands of the courts and after a while I felt the surface was wet and I al worried that I could have been exposed to Hiv, because I was only wearing shorts and briefs and both of them got wet and could it have gone to a mucuos membrane or a cut, is this possible or am I worrying for nothing
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
HIV is transmitted by;
Unprotected penetrative anal and/or vaginal sex
Sharing works with other IV drug users
Mother to child
Thank you even though it stained my shorts and briefs? So there could be potential passage to a mucuos membrane
Yes, you're worrying for nothing. HIV is not transmitted by exposure to fluids present on environmental surfaces, even if exposed to a cut, abrasion, etc.
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