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today i was washing when i came across a pair of socks with blood . the sock was wrn on tuesday it was in a bag with several other cloths . the sock was with alot of blood.
then i washede it with open wound i never saw until when i was almost finshing . could i be infected with hiv.
Hi Akello,
This is a question of assumption based on an event that of an unknown etiology. Thus, no one can tell you whether you "could have been" infected with HIV. Your risks are obviously low. But the only way is to obtain a HIV test.
Regards,
John Thai, MD
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