Is there any chance of HIV

[mahi229]

Yesterday I am playing cricket in my society in front of cloth shop/tailoring shop. due to diwali, worker of cloth shop doing lighting to there shop. while playing one of the worker of shop accidently touches my back . after few minutes I noticed that the worker has sewing needle/used for tailoring in his hand. i am worried that may be that needle is contaminated what if that needle has some blood I checked my my but nothing found.  do i need to concern about this and went to the doctor

[GuitarRox]

HIV is transmitted specific ways. The ONLY ways that someone gets HIV is to have unprotected vaginal or anal sex (penetration required with no condom) or sharing IV injectible needles to inject drugs with.  Those are the only risks.  What you describe is not a risk. Air inactivates the virus. A needle sticking you is not an injection and air is exposed at the end of the sewing needle, therefore, HIV virus would not be active. But the REAL issue is this worry is a classic one for HIV phobics. s this you?  Imagining that while you are playing a game that someone came over and stuck you with a sewing needle simply because they touched your back and you're in a sewing shop so they are holding a tool of their work, that they stuck you with it.  That's a far fetched tale. If you suffer anxiety, talk to a professional about it.  As to this scenario, no, it isn't a risk for HIV and likely no one ever stuck you.

[mahi229]

I read on quara, some people are saying virus is active in air for 1hour so that's why I  was anxious so I thought this is maybe a chance of infection

[GuitarRox]

This is a moderated medical site, that other one is not.  That is misinformation and you should stay off the internet.  NO RISK at all.  And by moderated site, I mean that all these posts are read for accuracy and are removed if they aren't correct. NO RISK for hiv.  

[mahi229]

ok I'll try forget this incidence.
I am try to assuming nothing is happened to me it is just my  mind which overthinks