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A member asked:
Barber made a razor cut wound while shaving my head&no blood coming. he used white color stone&dip in water&rub the wound to have chill feeling. im the 1st customer in the morning. any possibility of hiv infection from the stone as ive fresh wound?
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Very small unless he does not sterilize his instruments after each use.
Answered 6/15/2022
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