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Hiv risk from barber cloth

Hi went to a holy place in india where shaving head is a tradition.so i dexided to shave my head. There was rush but i got my turn. Barber used new blead. At the end after shaving my head there were some cut bleeding on scalp so he applied some sandle stone wrapped in a cloth. He told me that to stop the blood. But when i saw that it was already stained. Dont know he used same thing from previous customer.
So if there is a blood from previous customer am i at risk of hiv?
As far as i know there is around 5 min gap between my previous customer and me.
But this happened today morning
Should i go for PEP?
please help. Already having hiv fear.
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Thanks all of you for killing my fear. God bless u all.
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188761 tn?1584567620
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You can't acquire the virus through shaving blades, not a mechanism of HIV transmission. No risk.  

Bhosdike PEP kaha se padh liya tune.  You don't need PEP.  Teri gand fat jayegi PEP lega to.  Move on,  buddy.
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20826163 tn?1545129147
NIL,  as already advised by AnxiousNoMore & Chima,  you did not had any HIV risk.

PEP is not a easy Drug and taking it on a No Risk activity will do more harm to your health rather than doing nothing on HIV front.

So Move On  with your Life..
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HIV cannot infect outside the body. It does not live on surfaces. You had no risk.
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You think the barber is giving everyone HIV and that any barber can give people Hiv. Not correct.
Children get cut daily and touch adults cuts and none of them ever get hIV.
PeP and testing are a waste of time. You need to move on from HIV fixation.
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