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A member asked:

Can you get hiv from a nail salon. had my nails done ladt thursday and the drill nicked my finger and bled. am freaking out. ?

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Won't happen: Early in the epidemic, we men worried about catching it at the barber's. That didn't happen either. Relax. The HIV virus is wimpy and its ability to survive outside the body seems basically zero. Even if there's warm, fresh blood on a needle that's jabbed into the skin, the risk is only 1 in 300. If you have no reason to think that needle was recently in the vein of an AIDS patient, relax.

Dr Amico Jr and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/20/2020

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I went to get my nails done and when I was filing with that plastic file (which I don't think was the new one), I started bleeding on about 2 fingers. I don't know if she had blood stains on her, but I was the first customer that day, can i get hiv?

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Got nails done and drill cut cuticle and bled a little. Lady wasnt wearing gloves and I pulled my hand back fast when she cut me. If the drill cut her when I moved and she didnt notice what is HIV/hep risk. She kept doing my nails. Im worried?

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Got my nails done and they cut my finger twice with cuticle scissors and they bled. They grabbed tools off the counter so wasnt sure if they were clean. Too shy and nervous to ask. What are my chances of getting HIV/hep from dirty tools?

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A member asked:

Can you get HIV from a hand job that the person giving the hand job had a small cut or crack in the skin? It was noticeable near the side of their finger nail. There was no blood seen but the cut did touch the tip of the penis several times?

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A member asked:

I put my nails in a salon my fingers started bleeding when she gave me that hard file (which I'm sure she doesn't have a new one).There was a chance I had HIV, I don't know if there was blood on the file or not, but I was the first customer that day?

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