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Can Biting Of Nails From The Hand That Had Blood Cause HIV/AIDS?
I recently witnessed a motorcycle accident, after, i went to go check on the driver, i shook his hand when leaving, which i realized after were bleeding, and when driving away from being all jittered up, i was biting my nails, is that a risk for HIV/AIDS?
Mon, 7 Jul 2014
Don't worry HIV cant spread in that way. its spread by blood to blood contact. or by sexual contact or from maternal to fetus. nail biting never causes spread of infection. so be relaxed. no need to worry. you have nil chance. if still go have doubt then go for confirmatory HIV test after a month. and get mental peace. otherwise you are safe according to my knowledge.
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