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Sir I have a fight with one guy after I noticed that he hand got scratch by my finger nail can hiv be transfer to me I don't know his hiv status
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HIV is transferred by sex only in majority of cases . Blood Transfusions can result in HIV but nail scratch can’t result in HIV .
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