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transmission through eye

by daysofthunder, Jul 02, 2009 12:49PM

Yesterday my uncle, who is an active gay male, gave me a hug, and to my dismay gave me a kiss but I tried to dodge it and his kiss landed right on my eye. This sounds stupid, but if he was hiv infected, and had an open cut on his lip, could the virus of passed through the mucous membranes in my eye?

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by Vance2335, Jul 02, 2009 01:22PM

If he has HIV...no risk.
Just on a personal note would you be concered if he was not gay?

by daysofthunder, Jul 02, 2009 01:37PM

no probably not, I know I sound bias, but I can not help, I am sorry if I offended anybody :/

by Vance2335, Jul 02, 2009 01:40PM

Many straight people have HIV too, it just not something gay men get.

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