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A member asked:
I got a manicure done and noticed my hang nail was bleeding a bit. put alcohol on it asap. worried i got hiv from this. likely?
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No risk, no worry: Nobody in the world has ever caught HIV from this sort of thing. The only things you need to do to prevent HIV your entire life is to have only safe sex and not share drug injection equipment with other persons. There is no other way you will ever catch it.
Answered 12/15/2017
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