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A member asked:
Can you get hepatitis or hiv from unwashed utensils at a nail salon? especially if there is a papercut on finger?
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No risk, no worry: This sort of infection for sure never happens for HIV, and probably never for hepatitis B. Of course nail salons should disinfect their equipment between customers. But even if they sometimes forget, the actual risk is extremely low. I'll bet no doctor or clinic in the US has ever seen a patient with either HIV or viral hepatitis known to be acquired in this way. Nohting to be worried about.
Answered 12/10/2020
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