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HIV Exposure during testing..
Hello Dr,
I recently went for a 6 months HIV test and it turned out to be negative. The nurse gave me a paper that i was negative, upon returning home i found some blood stains on the paper ( d'ont if it was my blood from the finger prik during folding or the nurse had someone else blood on her glove that got to the paper ) as soon as she gave me the paper i folded it and kept in my trousers. Since the time between she touched the paper and me folding it was really small ( less than a minute ) it makes me nervous. I have fever now for 2 days ( 3 week after the incident ). Shpuld i go for a 6 week testing?
What should I do? Thank you.
I recently went for a 6 months HIV test and it turned out to be negative. The nurse gave me a paper that i was negative, upon returning home i found some blood stains on the paper ( d'ont if it was my blood from the finger prik during folding or the nurse had someone else blood on her glove that got to the paper ) as soon as she gave me the paper i folded it and kept in my trousers. Since the time between she touched the paper and me folding it was really small ( less than a minute ) it makes me nervous. I have fever now for 2 days ( 3 week after the incident ). Shpuld i go for a 6 week testing?
What should I do? Thank you.
Thanks Doctor,
I will not ask any more questions, i just meant to say that while folding my pricked finger came into contact with paper with blood stains.
Sorry Doc no more questions...
I will not ask any more questions, i just meant to say that while folding my pricked finger came into contact with paper with blood stains.
Sorry Doc no more questions...
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
What, did you think I might have changed my mind?
No risk even if your pricked finger happened to touch it.
Let it go.
No risk even if your pricked finger happened to touch it.
Let it go.
Thanks Doctor,
You mean to say no need to worry even if it cames across my pricked finger.
You mean to say no need to worry even if it cames across my pricked finger.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Makes no difference. You could soak a washcloth in HIV infected blood, put it in your pocket, and leave it there for a day. You wouldn't get infected.
No further "yes but" or "what if" follow-up questions, please. There is no information you could possibly provide that would change my opinion or advice.
No further "yes but" or "what if" follow-up questions, please. There is no information you could possibly provide that would change my opinion or advice.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Relax. I'll bet nobody in the world ever acquired HIV from being tested, unless the needle was reused--and that probably hasn't happened in the past 10 years or more. It isn't possible to acquire HIV from the sort of blood contact you describe. It that sort of exposure could transmit HIV, AIDS would be a hundred times more common than it is and it wouldn't be classified as an STD.
Follow safe sex guidelines and don't share injection equipment with other people. That's all you need to do in order to avoid HIV. You do not need testing.
Take care-- HHH, MD
Follow safe sex guidelines and don't share injection equipment with other people. That's all you need to do in order to avoid HIV. You do not need testing.
Take care-- HHH, MD
Also the blood spots on the paper were very small, they were around 4 to 5 places.
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