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HIV from scratching scab from mosquito bite
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University of Washington
Seattle - WA
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HIV from scratching scab from mosquito bite
by orioles, Oct 21, 2005 12:00AM
Hi Doctor. My question is pretty simple. I hope you can answer it. I fingered a girl of unknown status. Afterwards, while walking to the bathroom, I scratched a scab from a mosquito bite which started to bleed with the same hand I figured her with. Assuming there is vaginal fluid on my fingers, do you think HIV could be transmitted when I scratched the scab to the point of bleeding? Please help. I've lost some sleep over this. Thank you doctor.
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Oct 21, 2005 12:00AM
, Oct 21, 2005 12:00AM
If HIV could be transmitted that easily, we all would have been infected 10 years ago. There is zero risk from that sort of exposure.
HHH, MD
HHH, MD
