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chances of infection

It's likely that I'm just being my usual paranoid self again. I had forgotten my shaving razor when I stayed at a hotel over
this past weekend. The hotel staff brought over a disposable one upon my request. Although not packaged (or sealed), the razor appeared to be new and I went ahead used it. I cut very easily when shaving and there was definitely blood in this
instance. My question is what is the likely possibility of contracting HIV in this scenario if the razors were previously used by someone who had HIV?  Again, the razor looked new (and dry) but I didn't really scrutinize it.  I heard the disease can't survive very long outside of the human body and it may have been at least 5 minutes after it was delivered to my room before I started using it. Does this warrant a blood test?  Thanks for your time.

Regards.

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Seek professional mental help for your phobias.
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Teak, I know I sound ignorant about the subject but when you read something like this from the CDC site, you can't help but consider the possiblities.  i'm just worried 'cause I have a family.  thanks.

excerpt from: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/brochures/careathome/care3.htm

"Health care workers, such as nurses, risk getting infected if they are stuck with a needle containing infected blood or splashed with infected blood in the eyes, nose, mouth, or on open cuts or sores. In a few cases, a person sharing a house with a person with HIV infection or taking care of a person with AIDS has become infected themselves. These infections may have been caused by sharing a razor, getting blood from the infected person into open cuts or sores, or some other way of having contact with blood from the infected person. If you are taking care of a person with HIV infection, carefully follow the steps on protecting yourself from infection discussed later."

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