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Needle stick injury and hiv/aids?
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What is question?: Needle sticks can transmit HIV disease in medical environments. Most health care facilities have protocols to deal with this situation, and multiple regulations have dramatically reduced the frequency with which this occurs.
Answered 6/10/2014
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