Can HIV spread through nail injury or sharp objects?

Question

Hello doctor,

My cousin stepped on a nail. It had a pointy object from the street. It got stuck in his feet. It took him from morning to evening to take the nail off his feet, and he threw it at me. It hit my arm, not knowing if that nail was infected or had blood on it. So when he threw it at me, it stuck my arm and pitched it like the pointy part hit my arm. Can I be infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) this way?

Kindly help.

Answer 1

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There is no risk of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). The virus does not survive outside the body, and it is certainly not transmitted through fomites. Moreover, intact skin does not allow the virus to pass through.

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