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H.I.V/A.I.D.S Transmission Risk

To get to the point; HOW MUCH INFECTED BLOOD OR VAGINAL SECRETIONS MUST ENTER YOUR BODY in order to become infected with H.I.V/A.I.D.S?
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You seem very knowledgeable on the subject and I thank you for your help.
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HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions; therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside its host.

You never had an exposure.
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Recently I had PROTECTED sex with a female acquaintance who is HIV-positive. I shaved a couple days prior to and had a very small cut in my pubic area.
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Did you have an exposure?
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