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Hello While Walking My Child Accidentally Pricked His Foot Finger
Question: Hello while walking my child accidentally pricked his foot finger as there was a open needle syringe on the walk way .i wanted to ask which diseases can be spread from needle stick injury like hiv,hep b c ,cancer ?
Brief Answer:
HIV, Hep B, Hep C but not cancer
Detailed Answer:
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I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concern. There are a number of diseases that can spread through needlestick injury. Blood-borne diseases that could be transmitted by a needlestick injury include human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV). Theoretically, a number of others might be transmitted but from a practical point of view, they are insignificant.
In your given case, tetanus also needs to be kept in consideration. Cancer is not a consideration here.
However, let me mention that the likelihood of an infection actually being transmitted is dependent on the viral load contained by the alleged needle. As such, a needle in this manner contains a minimal amount of blood and so the chances of any transmission are very less.
Nevertheless, you may still like to follow protocol [Post exposure prophylaxis (PEP)] to prevent something ominous from happening.
You need not panic.
Regards
HIV, Hep B, Hep C but not cancer
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for using the Ask a Doctor service.
I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concern. There are a number of diseases that can spread through needlestick injury. Blood-borne diseases that could be transmitted by a needlestick injury include human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV). Theoretically, a number of others might be transmitted but from a practical point of view, they are insignificant.
In your given case, tetanus also needs to be kept in consideration. Cancer is not a consideration here.
However, let me mention that the likelihood of an infection actually being transmitted is dependent on the viral load contained by the alleged needle. As such, a needle in this manner contains a minimal amount of blood and so the chances of any transmission are very less.
Nevertheless, you may still like to follow protocol [Post exposure prophylaxis (PEP)] to prevent something ominous from happening.
You need not panic.
Regards
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