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Torn skin, massage parlor and HIV risk

Torn skin, massage parlor and HIV risk

I visited a massage parlor where I was given a body massage and unprotected handjob. I'm not worried about getting HIV in this way as I know this is a no-risk situation.

There is one thing that worries me, though. That day a had a scratch / torn skin on my index finger. The scratch was one day old. There was a little blood when I got the scratch, but it certainly wasn't bleeding on the day of the massage. However, 5 minutes before entering the parlor I had washed my hands, which made the scratch slightly 'glossy' and soft.

That still didn't bother me until I accidentally irritated that scratch through contact with the sheet I lay on. It was a bit rough - it hurt for a while but I guess there was no blood. At that moment I started to feel uneasy. What if there were somebody else's fluids on the bed and I touched them with my irritated skin? Moreover, I had touched a few things in the parlor (like door knobs) and then the irritated place came into contact with my dirty hands.

After I left the parlor, I drove to the nearest gas station and washed my hands with liquid soap. I felt better, but after about 30 minutes I happened to irritade that scratch again (ouch!!!). This time there was a little blood and I started worrying: before I washed my hands I had toched various things in the car and now I have an open wound which is coming into contact with those things!

Am I at any risk? It was all too much for me and I'm confused. Please help.
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absolutely NO risk.
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Thank you very much for your response LIZZIE LOU.

Is there really no risk whatsoever, even if the 'softened' scratch came into rough contact with the massage bed?
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nope

hiv is transmitted through...
unprotected vaginal/anal intercourse
sharing iv drug works
mother to child

as you can CLEARLY see...you do not fit the criteria for infection
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Thank you for your help LIZZIE LOU. Your words are reassuring.
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