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Infection due to self harm

2017-10-05 15:01:22
I don't know if my self harm injury is infected or not. How can I know? Are there any symptoms to find out? My slashes are healed now but they're very slightly red and itchy.
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If you have fever you are infected bye

Answered2017-10-06 09:47:39

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