A person can be exposed to HIV one time and get infected. Or they can be exposed 100 times, and still not get infected. If the virus doesn't get into the bloodstream, they will not get infected. But the more times a person is exposed to HIV, the greater the chance that they will become infected. But it's never a guarantee that being exposed to HIV will lead to infection.
Some people are simply luckier than others.
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