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Can you catch hiv from stepping on a needle?
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Depends: Only if needle is freshly infected with HIV positive blood. Hiv virus does not tolerate very well exposure to environment and dies within minutes to hours. If in doubt get checked.
Answered 2/17/2019
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Possible: If the needle had the infectious agent in it ... It is possible. See your docor asap or go to the er.
Answered 2/17/2019
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