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in contact with blood

hello guys. please advise me, i really thank you in advance. i cut my finger, did not cover it as i was at home, but courier came and i forgot about the cut (only few min old). i would not bother but then i noticed blood on the box, and i was manipulating with it, touching, wrapping off the paper and sealing tape, and i did touch the box with that finger. when he left i checked my cut - it looked fresh but not bleeding, with little red stain in one corner, when i washed hands, this red stain disappeared and the cut itself was of pale colour (like the "no skin" or damaged skin in the middle was not of red colour as blood is, but pale), the cut was not deep, but was fresh at the time. i am thinking all the time about how fresh the blood on the package was (anyway it was not like faded stains, they looked fresh),  also did touch his hands directly, and we shared pen etc. so my cut most probably really came in contact with it. please how seriously am i at risk? thanks a lot!
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If you could get hiv this way probably the whole world would have it

Youre fine
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From what ive learned, HIV becomes non-infectious after it is exposed to air. It is a fragile virus, and requires very SPECIFIC circumstances to happen in order to be transmitted (Like the air tight confines of a vagina or anus).
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No risk. Infection with HIV can only happen inside the body. Any blood that is exposed to air is not a risk.
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