If hiv positive blood splashes on scabbing pimple than does hiv transmit by this way?

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Good day Mr. lybrate-user. As per the information you have provided, your query that possibility of acquiring hiv through a pimple that, s in a healing stage with scab formed got probability of infection if it got any exposed part of wound, how minute it may be. As per the national aids control organization guidelines your query comes under exposure code 2 and may need to take pep. It also depends upon the level of viral load in infected blood, whether he is taking medicine or not and regularity of prescribed art medicine consumption by the patient. Hence I request you to take pep if the exposure is within 72 hours, if its crossed 72 hours then test for hiv after 21-28 days. Hope I have addressed you query and if you still need further assistance please contact.

Chakravarthy S S · Accepted Answer

Good day Mr. lybrate-user. As per the information you have provided, your query that possibility of acquiring hiv through a pimple that, s in a healing stage with scab formed got probability of infection if it got any exposed part of wound, how minute it may be. As per the national aids control organization guidelines your query comes under exposure code 2 and may need to take pep. It also depends upon the level of viral load in infected blood, whether he is taking medicine or not and regularity of prescribed art medicine consumption by the patient. Hence I request you to take pep if the exposure is within 72 hours, if its crossed 72 hours then test for hiv after 21-28 days. Hope I have addressed you query and if you still need further assistance please contact.