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About HIV transmission?

Does HIV transmit through uncooked food like salad if it contains infected blood on it, and I had already had the salad and I have cuts on my lips? Do I need to be worry? And does HIV transmit through via soap? Like if an infected person has cut/wounds and uses the soaps in their genital areas and if an uninfected person also has open wounds and uses the same soap. Will it transmit in this way?

Male | 18 years old

2 Answers

HIV is not contractible via any of the questions that you asked. In order for it to be transmittable needs to be through sexual contact arterial blood contact of a particular milliliter, not the way that you were discussing. It’s no longer considered something that you can get from somebody using the same water fountain or faucet as somebody else or the cup that they use as an example. You’re in a good shape being conscious and aware of what you’re doing, speak to your infectious disease specialist and get as much information as you can Regarding transmissibility and also decreasing the possibility of transmitting it to your partner be a preventative medicine for both yourself and your other partner.
Have a good day, thank you for your question.

Be well,

Brent Reinheimer, MD
I used to share ice cream cones with my best friend when he had AIDS. Soap is not dangerous unless both of you are bleeding. Getting the virus requires exchange of sexual fluids or blood.
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