Sherin a join can transmit hiv if contact is onli for 2 seconds.If person smokt befor hed bliding gams and probly left litell blod on the filter.The time l smokt after him woz abaut 5 secends.Thanks

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Sherin a join can transmit hiv if contact is onli for 2 seconds.If person smokt befor hed bliding gams and probly left litell blod on the filter.The time l smokt after him woz abaut 5 secends.Thanks

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We do not see HIV being passed this way. The small amount of blood on the joint would not be enough to pass the virus. The virus doesn’t live in the mouth, so it could only be passed if you had an open sore on your lip. Also, HIV dies quite quickly on contact with air.

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This answer was posted on October 22, 2013.