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can you get hiv from this ?

ok so today at college, me and my buddies were eating lunch , and one of them had bleeding lips, he was drinking coke and so was i, we had straws , and i accidentaly drank from his bloody straw about 30-60 seconds right after he did, and then i used his napkin right after he did 30-60 seconds which had a little blood on it, and my LIPS were CHAFED . do i have a risk please read carefully
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the aforementioned practices really highlight that the virus transmits within the blood stream, so the scenario you have described really stems from those three practices, that said even the scenario you have given provides a very low risk and rare way of catching HIV, besides who touches their friend's bloody hand with a wound on their own?

I think you need to calm down and relax, and if you still feel this way you may wish to seek some help for your mental state, all the best
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im pretty sure that these 3 ways are the most common ways to get hiv but they are not the only way to get hiv, like lets just say u have a fresh cut on you finger and then you touch a friends bloody hand ( THATS FRESH) , isnt that another way to get hiv ? im sorry but im overthinking and please dont think im against you, i just wana get things straight
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hiv is a fragile virus which transmits through the practising of the sharing of needles and unprotected anal/vaginal sex, you did not partake in this so no risk!
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186166 tn?1385259382
for the SAME reasons you were told back in may

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/does-HIV-in-semen-die-when-it-touches-plastic-/show/1519748?personal_page_id=2053022#post_6903610

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

IF AND WHEN you have one of the above exposures,  THEN YOU PUT YOURSELF AT RISK.  at that time, you are welcome to post and we will assess and advise.

until that time...MOVE ALONG
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can you please explain why
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186166 tn?1385259382
NO

continue to work on your hiv PHOBIA !
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