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hi all i am asking this in this forum because i am worried about blood...if i got wet or dry blood on my hands and i went and washed my hands normally...(ie) soap and hot water but i didnt scrub or make sure the soap and water got under my fingernails i just focused on the surface of my hands...would you be worried about anything being left underneath the fingernails??? thanx in advance
" i went and washed my hands normally...(ie) soap and hot water but i didnt scrub "
dont let your anxiety create things that werent there.
you were never at risk...kindly move on.
dont let your anxiety create things that werent there.
you were never at risk...kindly move on.
thank you just one more q...if there was a rash on your skin with little open sores(from washing too much. ironic huh) it would be the same result correct??? just for peace of mind :) thankz again
HIV can be spread through DIRECT contact with infected blood:
Through injected drugs
In a health-care setting
Through a blood transfusion (Today, because of blood screening the risk of acquiring HIV from such transfusions is extremely small).
Through injected drugs
In a health-care setting
Through a blood transfusion (Today, because of blood screening the risk of acquiring HIV from such transfusions is extremely small).
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