The CDC list handshakes as no risk for HIV acquisition, however it seems they are talking about ’dry’ handshakes only?. I say this because their website goes onto say: ‘Only certain body fluids—blood, semen (cum), pre-seminal fluid (pre-cum), rectal fluids, vaginal fluids, and breast milk—from a person with HIV can transmit HIV’ and further say that safe activities are ‘activities that don’t involve the exchange of body fluids’

So my question: What if the person you shake hands with has one of these (relatively fresh) fluids on their hands when you shake hands with them, say vaginal fluids, and you subsequently rub your eyes or pick your nose touch your mouth or genitals. And suppose then there are additional extenuating circumstances such as chapped lips or mouth ulcer etc. Is there any chance of acquisition of HIV (or other STD infection) like this?

I understand that in a normal say office or social environment the above isn't a concern due to drying, but what about in a high risk environment such as at a lapdance bar / strip joint where girls frequently touch/finger themselves during their performances on stage and in vip rooms when interacting with customers.? I'm living in Philippines, and the girls who work in these clubs also all engage in prostitution which may make them high risk? Are handshakes still no risk in these environments and circumstances?

Hoping for some clarity.