Cop tests negative for HIV after infected suspect spits in his mouth

After three months of waiting for results, a police officer in Hefei, Anhui province tested negative for HIV after a suspected drug dealer spit into his mouth during an interrogation and taunted him, saying he was infected with AIDS.

The officer surnamed Zhou, 27, was found to not have contracted the HIV virus from the suspect, who authorities said has tested positive for AIDS, the immune deficiency syndrome caused by HIV.

In March, Zhou was leaning in to question the suspect in a interrogation room when he suddenly spat in his face and mouth.

"I have AIDS. You are screwed. Now you're infected and are gonna die with me," laughed the suspect, according to Zhou.

Zhou sought medical attention at a provincial hospital and the Hefei Epidemic Prevention Station, where doctors told him he had to wait three months for test results.

"I was stunned and felt it would be fine. But, I had cold sores those days, so I was worried I might get infected," said Zhou.

Doctors told Zhou that the chances of being infected from saliva, even if ingested, are slim.

HIV is spread primarily through sexual intercourse or blood, and contact with saliva has never been proven to transmit HIV, according to the World Health Organization.