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Can hiv be treansmitted through eye drop

2018-03-13 14:06:02
I work in a medical laboratory and through some rapid tests of blood, a drop of HIV psitive serum jumped into my eye. I didn't wash my eye until an hour when it starts to irritate me. What are my chances of contracting hiv this way through the eye?
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HELLO, DON'T PANIC, ONE OF THE WAY OF HIV INFECTION IS RIGHT U CAN START PEP. N GO FOR TEST IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL FROM WHERE THEY AVAIL PEP. RESULTS R VERY AUTHENTIC. PEP HAVE LOT OF SIDE EFFECTS.SO THINK, OR GOT ELISA KIT TEST FOR HIV. OK. IF RESULT IS NEGATIVE NO HIV INFECTION IS THEIR. OK.

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