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At the nail salon yesterday, the woman cut my skin with a metal nail drill and i started bleeding. i am scared. am i at risk to catch hiv this way?
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Fortunately, the HIV does not survive long on the materials so chance of catching HIV is almost nil even if the drill was contaminated with blood of an HIV positive customer. Take care.
Answered 7/31/2023
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