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Wound on my hand
Several days ago,someone's hand was slightly injured by a lizard's claw,and then he passed the lizard to me immediatetly,I was also slightly injured by the claw,(no blood on the woud,very shallow wound)Will I be infected with hiv?Can hiv transmit people by the small wound on people's hands or arms?
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You would only become infected if someone injected you with an HIV contaminated syringe.
This will only happen if the wound is caused by a hiv-contaminated object?Will a fresh hand wound be transmitted by a small amount of fresh blood?
thanks,so seems there is no possibility to be infected hiv by a small wound in hands or arm, even the wound is fresh?
I am afraid the blood from him on the lizard's claw,although the amount of blood is little.
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