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HIV transmission from safety pin
Doctor today morning i took a safety pin from my friend and after 20 Mintus i got pricked myself with that safety pin no blood comes out so is there any Risk of HIV ?
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There is 0.001 chance that if your friend has infection
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Needle prick transmission chances is very low for your case
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If your friend is HIV positive then you may get infected.
More than hiv you should think about tetanus.
Wash the wound with soap and water then apply betadine
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Dr. Bisweswar Das
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Kindly consult
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Dr. Uzma Tazeen
Family Physician
1 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Is ur frnd hiv +ve ??
And only if ur frnd is positive and first they get prick and den u got prick with same needle den it can infect ..
Wash cleanly with antiseptic wash nothing to worry
If u concern take Tt injection
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