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Hello doc I have worked in ictc centre as a hiv counsellor for past six months and we have one room for counselling and testing but now I am anxious and want to quit job here my problem when people tested for hiv they left used cotton balls on ictc room and also left on the floor some of them wipe there bloody hand on chair door and tables so I am thinking if I stepped on hiv positive blood or my clothes or shoes contaminated with infected blood and I did not wash my shoes for six months and I always touch my shoes for wear or take off and do not wash my hands and eat foods drink water etc and I had dental cleaning for bleeding gums in these six month and this dental cleaning is big reason of my anxiety coz I am thinking I touch my blood contaminated shoes and do not wash my hands and eat foods drink water so I am thinking I got hiv virus on my hand from contaminated shoes and eat foods without washing hands and hiv virus got through food in my mouth and my mouth may have sore due to dental cleaning so I am thinking I contracted hiv virus coz this kind of thing are my regular day to day activity and now I am married and do not have sex with my wife due to fear of hiv and she wants divorce please help me what I do is hiv transmitted in this way?


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