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Can HIV Be Contracted Through A Cut Caused During A Manicure?

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Posted on Sat, 9 Jan 2016
Question: yesterday I was cut getting a manicure. can HIV be transmitted if the tech also cut an HIV positive person and made them bleed using the same file that cut me. I also bled
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Answered by Dr. Shoaib Khan (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Highly unlikely, and in my opinion there is nothing to worry about

Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.

Thank you for writing to us.

I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. First of all, such transmission would require some very specific environmental conditions to make transmission possible and in your case this would be highly unlikely.

Thinking about the scenario in a more plausible manner, I think you should be safe from transmission and so you need not worry about it any further. But just to put your mind to ease completely, you can go ahead with a HIV DUO test on day 28 after the exposure which will provide you with a 99.8 % accuracy on the result.

I hope you find my response helpful. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I would be more than happy to help.

Best wishes.
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Can HIV Be Contracted Through A Cut Caused During A Manicure?

Brief Answer: Highly unlikely, and in my opinion there is nothing to worry about Detailed Answer: Hello ma'am and welcome. Thank you for writing to us. I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. First of all, such transmission would require some very specific environmental conditions to make transmission possible and in your case this would be highly unlikely. Thinking about the scenario in a more plausible manner, I think you should be safe from transmission and so you need not worry about it any further. But just to put your mind to ease completely, you can go ahead with a HIV DUO test on day 28 after the exposure which will provide you with a 99.8 % accuracy on the result. I hope you find my response helpful. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I would be more than happy to help. Best wishes.