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If a wound is not bleeding can it still be a point of transmission?
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If a wound is not bleeding can it still be a point of transmission?
by Orangechicken, Aug 11, 2006 12:00AM
Dr HHH,
i had a small wound on my hand and I believe that I may have come in contact with a small amount of blood (i was high on marijuana)my cut was at least a few days old or at least not bleeding.
I have read that if a cut is not bleeding and/or more than a day old it cannot/will not allow hiv to enter.
do you support this?
I tested neg at 4 weeks also. conclusive?
i had a small wound on my hand and I believe that I may have come in contact with a small amount of blood (i was high on marijuana)my cut was at least a few days old or at least not bleeding.
I have read that if a cut is not bleeding and/or more than a day old it cannot/will not allow hiv to enter.
do you support this?
I tested neg at 4 weeks also. conclusive?
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Aug 11, 2006 12:00AM
, Aug 11, 2006 12:00AM
Zero risk for HIV transmission. If that sort of exposure could transmit it, HIV would be 100 times more common than it is. (Even with a fresh, bleeding cut, the chance of getting HIV from touching someone's blood is extremely low.)
You didn't need testing at all, and I would have recommended against it. Your 4 week test therefore is conclusive.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
You didn't need testing at all, and I would have recommended against it. Your 4 week test therefore is conclusive.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
HHH, MD