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I work as a massage therapist. sometimes i have small scrapes or nicks on my hands, can i contract hiv or hep c when giving a massage?
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HIV massage: I work as a Massage Therapist. Sometimes I have small scrapes or nicks on my hands, Can I contract HIV or Hep C when giving a massage? ANS: If you have open cuts and they have open cuts if both your and they are bleeding the answer is YES. Wonder why you do not wear gloves. Must be some published literature from your Massage groups that dealt with this. Ask you Society for Guidelines.
Answered 12/2/2016
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