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Pircked by re-usable metal needle
Do i need to go for hiv test? Few years ago (1-2 years) i was pricked/poked by a lancet (re-usable) in my finger tip for some sort of blood test and before it was pricked in me it was pricked in my friend's finger who is HIV positive and on ART from more than 10 years. I know HIV can't survive in air but my exposure was fast like in 15-30 seconds after he got pricked i got pricked right after him with the same metal lancet. At that time i didn't knew about hov window period so i did hiv test after 10-15 days of exposure which came negative. Am i at risk? Should i test again? Blood came after pricking.
Trying to follow your post. You were pricked by a needle that had been used by someone else? Why? By accident? Normally that isn't something that a health care provider would do. However, it is not a risk for HIV as you seem to be aware. Needles that are lancet needles simply stick us and are exposed to air which you seem to know renders the virus inactive. So, that needle stick was not a risk. The only risks for HIV are unprotected vaginal or anal sex or sharing IV drug needles. I have no idea what you are talking about too with the window period of 10 to 15 days (obviously wrong) but woudn't matter if you had no risk to begin with.
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I get you bro/sis , i didn't had the knowledge of window period at that time so i didn't follow the procedure for hiv testing and went for testing randomly after somedays of exposure because of my anxiety issue.
Your situation involves personal contact with an object in air (lancet which is not a risk for hiv.) No worries, because you can't get hiv from personal contact except unprotected penetrating vaginal or anal, neither of which you did and you didn't share hollow needles to inject with which is the only other way to acquire hiv. Analysis of large numbers of infected people over the 40 years of hiv history has proven that people don't get hiv in the way you are worried is a risk.
HIV is a fragile virus in air or saliva and is effectively instantly dead in either air or saliva so the worst that could happen is dead virus rubbed you, and obviously anything which is dead cannot live again so you are good. Blood and cuts would not be relevant in your situation since the hiv has become effectively dead, so you don't have to worry about them to be sure that you are safe.
If hiv was as infectious as you are worrying about, we (and that includes all children) would all have it by now, just from touching infected people when we both have cuts and their belongings etc. You said you know hiv can't live in air and it was 15 seconds so you already explained it was dead, so you should move on from hiv.
HIV is a fragile virus in air or saliva and is effectively instantly dead in either air or saliva so the worst that could happen is dead virus rubbed you, and obviously anything which is dead cannot live again so you are good. Blood and cuts would not be relevant in your situation since the hiv has become effectively dead, so you don't have to worry about them to be sure that you are safe.
If hiv was as infectious as you are worrying about, we (and that includes all children) would all have it by now, just from touching infected people when we both have cuts and their belongings etc. You said you know hiv can't live in air and it was 15 seconds so you already explained it was dead, so you should move on from hiv.
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Even of there was wet blood on lancet that got pricked in my finger? Btw thanks a lot for replying. For my anxiety I'm going for a test tomorrow just to be sure again.
"Blood and cuts would not be relevant in your situation since the hiv has become effectively dead, so you don't have to worry about them to be sure that you are safe. "
It is unlikely you will believe the test since you have not believed anything anyone here has told you. Not sure why you keep asking for advice since you just argue with it afterwards.
It is unlikely you will believe the test since you have not believed anything anyone here has told you. Not sure why you keep asking for advice since you just argue with it afterwards.
Chill bro, I'm thankful that you helped me with my problem ,you're done from your side.
I'm sorry to bother you.
I'm sorry to bother you.
You don't bother anyone on this forum. I hope you feel fine in future and leave you to it.
Done testing , 0.04 non-reactive.
Thanks a lot for helping me with my hiv and
anxiety problem and sorry if I've wasted your time. Thanks again
Thanks a lot for helping me with my hiv and
anxiety problem and sorry if I've wasted your time. Thanks again
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