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Can HIV contract through nail scratch if a boy is HIV positive he scratches his friend usi g is finger nail it spreads hiv through his friend can hiv contracts through finger nails?
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No, HIV do not spread through finger nails.
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No.
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Hello- No it can't as nails above finger level are dead and not supplied by blood flow.
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No, HIV is not transmitted like that.
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