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Good day, i am new guy here, and i have problem.Could i get infected  if i been  accidently pricked by syringe(foot,to arm or anywhere in body) outside in city and that syringe could have been cointaining HIV?
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I work in a hospital..........also known as the medical field. We have many patients that are HIV+ and many with full blown AIDS. I have come into contact with virtually every type of body fluid there is and I've been "needle stuck" more times than I can count. Over a period of 15 YEARS, that works out to hundreds of "exposures." I have NOT contracted ANY disease, nor have any of my co-workers.
I think your best course of action would be to seek therapy for your out of control health anxiety.
Getting yourself educated about HIV/AIDS would also go a long way to help you live a far less stressed out life. Knowledge is power.
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Stop second guessing.In your original post you asked if you were at risk of hiv transmission from being pricked by a syringe and you were told you had no risk,you were never infused at any time so you don,t need to worry.
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You must infuse the syringe to vein to get infected HIv ?
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So, you must infuse ?(Sorry for double post )
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No
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Could i get infected from syringe if its been pricked to my vein ?
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You are correct.
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My  english knowledge is bad , so, medical field - labaratories and hospitals, or am i wrong ?
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in over 30 years of HIV it has only happened in the medical field. so this means you are not going to be the 1st
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And it must be medical field ?
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Correct
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Infusion, you mean like drug user using contaminated syringe, to vein?
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Being poked and infusions are not the same. There has never been anyone infected with HIV by being poked outside the Medical Field and you aren't about to make history and be the first.
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he human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be spread by the following:

    * Contaminated blood transfusions and blood product
    * Intimate sexual contac
    * The use of contaminated needles and syringes

"The use of contaminated needles and syringe", i dont understand then, please could you explain ?
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NO.
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