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But I'll explain. There are ONLY 4 ways to contract HIV. 1) Unprotected Sex, 2) Mother to Child, 3)Infected Needles, 4)Blood to Blood (transfusions).
You mentioned that you did have a cut on your leg which leads me to believe that you may know something about how HIV is passed, but sometimes knowledge is overwhelmed by irrational fear. So I'll explain further. First, unless it was an extremely fresh cut and extremely fresh blood or sexual fluid, there is no chance you could contract HIV. Why? As soon as a scab forms over the cut it is sealed. No fluid will have direct access to your blood stream. Clotting takes care of that within minutes of a cut. Next - the longer that an infected fluid is outside the body, the less likely it is to be infectious. The virus dies when exposed to air. The chances of contracting HIV through a cut on your leg from fluids on the floor are so infinitesimal as to be completely negligible.
It is impossible to contract HIV in the other ways that you listed. HIV is ONLY contracted through blood or sexual fluid entering the blood stream.
If your visit to a legit massage parlour has stirred these worries in you, I'm guessing that you must be scared of HIV pretty often. No worries, there is a way out from this irrational fear. Come talk to us, attend a bootcamp, and you will know everything you need to about HIV. If you haven't got the time, do a little self-education. There are plenty of resources out there.
Here's one I found which answers your question: http://aids.about.com/od/technicalquestions/f/hivoutside.htm
get free from the fear,
Dr. Punewali
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