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hello,
I am a dental student and about 3 months ago I was working on an HIV patient and his saliva splattered into my eye. I rinsed my eyes out as much as I can. Recently, I have been getting oral ulcers and I am worried I may have gotten something. I am wondering what my risk are of getting HIV?
Thank you.
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I think saliva is non infectious if there is no blood in it, u donot have to worry about it, mouth ulcers are common
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thaks for the response...Is there anything else I could have gotten this way? Thanks again!
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NOT likely
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