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Fear of HIV transmission
My child goes to play in ground where she sat on few drops of blood from an unknown source .looked like from a man sitting there 3minutes before .my child has few skin superficial abrasions like rashes .is there any risk of HIV transmission such kind of exposure
*no fresh blood as it was already out of his body exposed to environment
*no direct contact
*blood seepage through my child's pant
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Nothing to worry .no such transmission happen .if this way infection transmission happens then many cases are transmitted through shaving by barbar in saloons(by negligences) as I know as soon as blood stains dried up chances of transmission lost
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The hiv virus when get exposed to air or open environment is like maximum 30 to 40 seconds.
Iam concern about the hepatitis virus as it can survive even tough it is dry
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Please make sure that your child wound is not wet
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