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HIV from Finger *****

Hey yesterday my friend had a finger prick and he wouold randomly walk up to people and grab there hand and put the finger prick in there. With that being said I want to know what is my risk of me contracting HIV if the person before me that he prick had HIV then he came along and pricked me?
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ok thanks I just wanted a explanantion to help with my anxiety fears but if you say its a no risk situation then I guess I just have to take that and run with it...Thanks anyways man!
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" I know that it is a no risk situation." Good, that's all that is needed.
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Ok teak just for better understanding I know that it is a no risk situation, but to just put my anxiety to bed can you please explain how it is no risk because from my understand blood is being transferred from person to person from every person that he pricks
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You question was answered. Zero,, no risk..
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Can someone answer my question
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what if there was fresh blood on the tip of the prick and it went straight into my blood when he pricked me after he pricked someone else with it am I at risk? Because that would be a scared way to contract hiv and i am very concerned!
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also tell your friend by doing what he is doing it is a good way of getting your teeth knocked out. most people will not take to kindly to that.
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