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hiv from scratch with blood

rajeev1955
Dear Teak,

i got scratched  my feet while working with a sharp instrument and  blood oozed out from my foot
now the problem is immediately before me my colleague who is hiv positive also got injured from the same object.
am i at risk of contracting hiv?
please reply
regards
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You had no risk.
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