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Can HIV Be Transmitted Through An Abrasion That Does Not Bleed ?
doctor say that if small abrasion that it nos associated with bleeding can not transmit HIV because it no bloodstream that HIV can transmit
Wed, 15 May 2013
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
HIV can spread easily through an abraded skin rather than an intact skin. It is not matter whether it it was associated with bleeding or not.
A break in epithelium makes the HIV transmission easily.
Vaginal or Anal intercourse with an abrasion over genital skin has high risk for HIV whereas abrasion other than genitals carries only negligible risk for HIV.
Dr S.Murugan
Welcome to HCM.
HIV can spread easily through an abraded skin rather than an intact skin. It is not matter whether it it was associated with bleeding or not.
A break in epithelium makes the HIV transmission easily.
Vaginal or Anal intercourse with an abrasion over genital skin has high risk for HIV whereas abrasion other than genitals carries only negligible risk for HIV.
Dr S.Murugan
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