Scratched by a street hooker

[yoddha]

Hello Doctor,
I was walking near a red light area in kolkata when a street hooker grabbed my hand and tried to take me at her place forcefully. She held my open arm very tightly and in the process of removing her hand my arm got scratched from something. I could not see if it was due to her nails or some other object she was holding in her hand. I was not able to see if she had any blood or not in her hand because it was dark. Later on i saw scratch mark on my hand, which has removed epidermis layer and white dermis was visible. Some tiny blood spots were also there, not sure what caused them.

Am I at risk of contracting HIV? Please respond. I am very worried

[yoddha]

Thanks doc u have relieved me of stress. U r doing great job. Its good that people are becoming more knowledgeable and scared about hiv. It will certainly reduce new hiv infections each year.

[Vance2335]

I said you had no risk, means no reason to test. HIV is not transmitted by a scratch.

[yoddha]

Thanks Vance.
When she grabbed my forearms tightly. I could feel something stinging painfully on my skin, which could have been her nails. Not able to see properly in dark. Do You think I should get tested. I am having sleepless nights. I am chasing symptoms and have also found some of them present in me like sore troat, dry cough,one mouth ulcer,one swollen lymph node on left neck near jaw.

[Vance2335]

You had no risk.