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Got a nail scratch

2021-11-08 03:51:27
Hello doc, I was travelling in train that time I got a nail scratch from a transgender, I am at risk of any infection? Hiv / hep any? Please help I am in tension
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No problem... however treatment depends on the severity of injury..

Answered2021-11-08 14:26:33

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Hi. No, this kind of an injury is unlikely to transmit HIV infection.  Warm regards,  Dr Govind S Mittal,  Therapeia skin hair and ENT centre,  Bengaluru

Answered2021-11-08 04:49:33

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