Hepatisi concern from a nick by a pin at a tailor's shop

[mandalan]

I was to come here by the HIV forum. my question is this. I just went to get some alterations done at a tailor's shop. As usual, he used some pins to mark the places where alterations are done; when I try to take off my shirt, one pin ***** one of my fingers, and it bled. Should I be concerned for HIV? Just concerned. I assume that the same pins have been used on others. Should I be concerned for Hepatitis?

thanks

[mandalan]

thanks

[RobertBeWell]

Sounds to me like you have nothing to worry about. Good luck!

[mandalan]

thanks. but I know that pins have been sitting in the box for a long time; they are not used recently since they were sitting in a box.

[RobertBeWell]

Well, the odds are incredibly small, but I suppose it is possible. The thing is, the pin would have had to stick in someone else who HAS Hepatitis C, and it would have had to be really recently, like, within hours I believe.

I wouldn't sweat it.... it would have to be a one in a billion set of circumstances coming together to make it happen.

But I might ask my tailor to be more careful next time.