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by Flycatcher on January 10th, 2007

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Can a person get infected if HIV-infected blood falls on unbroken skin?

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  • by nurse7263 on January 10th, 2007

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    No, it has to come in contact with mucous membranes (mouth, eyes, groin, etc), or open wounds. Even then, the chance of contracting it from a cut, although there and very real, is small.

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