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What Are The Chances Of HIV Transmission Through Physical Touch Of A Person?

I work in a nursing home and about a few weeks ago i gave an patient with hiv a bath I had a small cut on my hand that was in the healing process but i was wearing gloves and water got in them and now I have pityriasis rosea on my skin should I be alarmed?
Thu, 19 Mar 2015
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No this is nothing to take anything with the history of HIV and bath given and having some skin manifestation later on but this could be just co-incidence and blaming for this would be not right, and no need to worry about this, hope this information helps, take care.
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What Are The Chances Of HIV Transmission Through Physical Touch Of A Person?

HI Well come to HCM No this is nothing to take anything with the history of HIV and bath given and having some skin manifestation later on but this could be just co-incidence and blaming for this would be not right, and no need to worry about this, hope this information helps, take care.