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I am worried about a situation where I gave a lift to a colleagues daughter. when i drop her i saw the seat beside me where she sat was wet. i couldn't understand what it was so i touched it with my index finger and to my surprise it was blood which am sure was from the girl who was having her menstruations. there was a thin layer of the mens on my index finger which i wiped immediately om the cloth cover of the seat itself. i could not see any sign of blood on my finger.
after parking the car that is after five to ten minutes of the incident i walked to my flat waiting for the lift to come i used the index finger to clean my nostril. when i removed the matter in my nostril with the help of my finger i saw my nostrils was somewhat bleeding.
I wanted to know if there is a risk of hiv infection. Also it was during the day and i also wanted to know despite the fact that there was no visible blood or mens, the virus could be absorbed by the skin and infected me through the mucous membrane of my nose.
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You have been advised a couple of times that you had no risk.
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Thanks Vance!
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Am trying to be cautious!
Anyway is that possible for the virus to be absorbed by the hand skin? And being exposed to air and sun, does hiv survives for 5 mins?
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Your being judgemental. You have a perception of her to be promiscuous. That is a wrong attitude. You do not know her sexuol behavior. Anyway your risk is still non existent.
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How would i ask that to them? May b even she does not know!
She is like a free girl! Had many boyfriends!
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If she was your colleagues daughter why not ask her parents if she has HIV? So you have the answer. What would make you think she has hiv? And you have no risk. No one has been infected in the manner you are speaking of.
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there are some articles saying that it can live in dried blood for some time.
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HIV is rendered unable to infect once exposed to air. You've not had a risk.
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