Nope! HIV cannot be transmitted from casual contact like sitting on a toilet seat, a hug, a doorknob, holding a baby, sharing a blanket, etc. For HIV to be transmitted it needs to have an adequate way of getting into your bloodstream, and any casual skin to skin or skin to surface contact won’t suffice.
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