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HIV and hangnail

I recently relieved I have an active bleeding hangnail and went out drinking. Wondering how possible it is to contract HIV through a bleeding hangnail ?
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You get HIV from having unprotected vaginal or anal sex or sharing IV drug needles.  Having a bleeding hang nail in a public place won't give you HIV.  It's a sexually transmitted disease.  Transmission takes place inside the body and the virus is inactivated by air and saliva.  Can't get it from a surface or from a transfer to a small superficial cut like a hang nail.  So, absolutely no risk from living your life with a hang nail for getting hiv.  
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