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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..
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Dr. Govind S Mittal
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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
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