Aa
still a bit concerned
Hi, I posted over a year ago regarding some acupuncture sessions I had. I was worried about the risk of contracting HIV from acupuncture needles. The responses that I got were that it was a NO RISK situation. This made me feel better and I forgot about it. Recently, for some reason, it has started bugging me again (don't know why) so I decided to come back onto the site to view the archives and get some reassurance.
I was doing well until I came across a post with a response from Teak, in which he states:
CDC knows of no instances of HIV transmission through tattooing or body piercing, although hepatitis B virus has been transmitted during some of these practices. One case of HIV transmission from acupuncture has been documented.
Now I read this and it really worried me, I know it is only one case but does this then mean it IS possible if the needle is re-used and not sterilised?
I look forward to your responses, I really hope you can help with this.
Thanks
I was doing well until I came across a post with a response from Teak, in which he states:
CDC knows of no instances of HIV transmission through tattooing or body piercing, although hepatitis B virus has been transmitted during some of these practices. One case of HIV transmission from acupuncture has been documented.
Now I read this and it really worried me, I know it is only one case but does this then mean it IS possible if the needle is re-used and not sterilised?
I look forward to your responses, I really hope you can help with this.
Thanks
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again Teak, I genuinely have no idea what you are talking about. I haven't been on this site for over a year and just wanted to come back and ask a question. emsgib is not known to me so its a shame that you feel I am misleading you. I am not, I just wanted your help.
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