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13 years ago(entering 14 years) a person stick a needle in my arm.after these years i am healthy and six month ago wbc 7200(4000-10000 normal)lymphocit 36% scare of testing but i scare to death.is it possible to get hiv-1 and no sym these long time?
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HIV risk.: I’m unclear as to whether or not you were tested for HIV after this needle stick or if you took post-exposure prophylaxis at the time. If you’ve never been tested for HIV, you should be.
Answered 11/28/2017
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