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Can Fingering A Girl With HIV Cause Infection?

Hi i am in desperate need of a an answer for my question it is bothering so much to the point where i cant sleep. I fingered a girl that there is a rumor going around that she possibly has HIV and i dont remember if i bit my nail after but my hand was dry and i cant remember if i washed it. Is there any chance i could have contracted it? It happened a little under 6 weeks ago and i haven had any flu like symptoms ,no infections, i get cold sores but that occurred before and i havent had any rashes of any sort down below
Tue, 30 Dec 2014
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Hello sir and welcome.

I would like to first share information with you about our premium service, which is a paid service but once you post a query you will receive a response almost immediately from our experts. So in the future if you need a quick response, please avail our premium service.

For now, you should know that the HIV virus can last only for a very short period of time in the external environment and so it is unlikely that you could have contracted the infection, especially given the sequence of events mentioned by you sir. But either way, I would recommend getting yourself tested using the HIV DUO test on or after the 28th day since contact with a HIV-suspected individual.

Hope this helps.

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Can Fingering A Girl With HIV Cause Infection?

Hello sir and welcome. I would like to first share information with you about our premium service, which is a paid service but once you post a query you will receive a response almost immediately from our experts. So in the future if you need a quick response, please avail our premium service. For now, you should know that the HIV virus can last only for a very short period of time in the external environment and so it is unlikely that you could have contracted the infection, especially given the sequence of events mentioned by you sir. But either way, I would recommend getting yourself tested using the HIV DUO test on or after the 28th day since contact with a HIV-suspected individual. Hope this helps. Best wishes.