Hello at work a coworker passed a napkin to me and it had a tiny red dot on it and I got worried it was blood. I have a cold sore and a few cuts on my hands am I at risk?

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Hello at work a coworker passed a napkin to me and it had a tiny red dot on it and I got worried it was blood. I have a cold sore and a few cuts on my hands am I at risk?

Casual contact with people such as you describe is not how we see HIV or STIs found in blood being passed. It is not considered a risk.

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This answer was posted on February 24, 2015.

This answer was updated on February 7, 2022.