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Can Bloody toothbrush transmit HIV

Dear Sir or Madame, I would like to consult you a question about toothbrush. I'm living in a apartment sharing with other tenants. Today when I used my toothbrush to brush my teeth. I found there are some blood in the toothpaste bubble after brushing. I seldom get gum bleeding, so I'm afraid that the blood was on the toothbrush before my brushing. But I didn't check it just used directly.The toothbrush was put together with  other tenant's. If the blood was not mine and it happened to have HIV. Will I get HIV? some of my housemates have complicated sexual relations. maybe they have HIV.
After this brushing, I used antibacterial soap to clean the toothbrush and brushed my teeth again. Is it helpful to prevent the transmition?
I want to know that If a person use a bloody toothbrush with HIV. Will HIV get transmited in this way? Can toothpaste kill the HIV. I'm really afraid.
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HIV is inactivated in saliva and the air. Only unprotected anal or vaginal sex and shared needles are risks.

Go back to your happy life. BTW, keep soap off your toothbrush and out of your mouth since soap is actually toxic. Just use mouthwash instead for oral disinfection of dental items.
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Thank you! But how about the blood is still fresh? Will blood lose the ability to transmit immediately outside the Body.
You cannot get HIV this way.

Avoid having unprotected anal or vaginal sex, and sharing IV needles, and you will NEVER have to worry about HIV.
Is that similar to blood contact wound.If my gum happened to bleed
Carefully reread my post again until you accept it. All you need to know is there, so rephrasing your questions serves no purpose.
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