People ask us these questions almost every day:

• I got pricked by a tree branch at work and have a small red spot. Could I get HIV if the previous worker had HIV?
• A wooden splinter poked my leg on a park bench. What if it pricked someone with HIV right before me?
• I cut my hand on a fish spine and it bleed a little. Should I take post-exposure prophylaxis?

Many people imagine HIV as an extremely tough virus. But the truth is the opposite.

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