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The barber shaved me and i got a few very small cuts.later he rubbed my face with a shared alum block. there was no visible blood on it. what are the odds for me being infected with hiv,hcv or both if this alum was used on someone with infection ?
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No risk: Nobody ever catches HIV, HCV, or any other blood borne virus from such contact. Nothing to worry about.
Answered 7/7/2020
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