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
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.
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.
"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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