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Can Spit Coming In Contact With Eye Cause HIV?

Hello today I was on my bike heading to my work in front of my bike there was a man in autoriksha he was eating panparag he threw the empty rapper out of the rikshaw then he spit out of the riksha his spit contaning panparag directly went into my right eye can it cause hiv I am worried please help
Mon, 12 Sep 2016
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HIV is transmitted by:
1.     unprotected sexual intercourse with HIV infected person
2.     infected mother to fetus/baby
3.     through blood transfusion
4.     sharing infected needle
It does not spread by spit coming in contact with eye. HIV infection is predominantly a sexually transmitted disease worldwide. HIV does not survive well outside the body. HIV cannot be spread from one person to another in casual contact. No cases of HIV spread have ever been reported after a person has come in contact with the sweat, tears, urine, or feces of an HIV-infected person. So relax and don’t worry. Forget this thing.
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Can Spit Coming In Contact With Eye Cause HIV?

HIV is transmitted by: 1. unprotected sexual intercourse with HIV infected person 2. infected mother to fetus/baby 3. through blood transfusion 4. sharing infected needle It does not spread by spit coming in contact with eye. HIV infection is predominantly a sexually transmitted disease worldwide. HIV does not survive well outside the body. HIV cannot be spread from one person to another in casual contact. No cases of HIV spread have ever been reported after a person has come in contact with the sweat, tears, urine, or feces of an HIV-infected person. So relax and don’t worry. Forget this thing. Thanks