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A 22-year-old female asked:

I had a 1 day old painful but non bleeding small cut on my finger near nail. i accidently used a nail buffer that had blood. hiv/hcv?

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Dr. Jovita Anyanwuanswered

Internal Medicine 32 years experience

Possible : risk if the nail has blood. ER evaluation may be necessary. Also be current on your TD or TDAP vaccinations

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A 19-year-old female asked:

I put my nails on, fingers started to bleed when he filed me with that hard file(which I'm sure doesn't have a new one).There was a chance that I would get HIV, I don't know if there was blood on the pill or not, but I was the first client that day?

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A 19-year-old female asked:

I put my nails on, fingers started to bleed when he filed me with fingernail file (which I'm sure doesn't have a new one).There was a chance that I would get HIV? I don't know if there was blood on the fingernail file or not,but i was first client?

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A 41-year-old male asked:

I have pimples on my back.and one pimple has scab on it. is it still contact skin??.i took a massage and the person giving massage had two small scratches in his hand.he had no bleeding in his hand. i am worried about contracting hiv or hcv

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A 41-year-old male asked:

I have pimples on my back.friend made me a massage.in his hand small few days old scratches,he had no bleeding.After massage there was no bleeding on my back but i noticed a small pimple with a small scab 5 hours later when i got home. Hcv hiv risk?

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A 41-year-old male asked:

Friend made me a back massage. He had small scratches in hand.didnt have active bleeding. Later checked my back,no bleeding but some pimples .5 hours later took a photo and on one of the pimples noticed very small clot or scab. Hiv or hcv risk?

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