Risk from re-used nail clipper

[Nc1434]

Hello

I've posted on here before and am definitely the type to worry; however I just wanted to run something by you since I recently moved and don't have any kind of doctor locally.

This morning, I bought a finger nail clipper on my way to work because, as I mentioned, I just moved and didn't have one and my nails were bothering me.  Anyway, I clipped them right after buying it and didn't think anything of it.  After work, when I got in my car, I looked at the packaging and noticed something strange.  The plastic part that attaches to the paper back and holds the clipper in place was incorrectly place- you could tell it was a manufacturing defect b/c of the way the graphics lined up.  

Basically, I have no idea whether someone used these fingernail clipper. However, even though the packaging appeared to be correct initially, because it was misplaced, it would have maybe been possible for someone to use them and replace them without disturbing the packaging to a noticeable extent.

I know HIV doesn't survive long, and this was at 7:30 AM so there hadn't been many people, but could I be at risk for anything- HIV, Hep C, etc?  I know there's advice out there to not share combs, razors, etc. and figured fingernail clippers would apply to this.  I just really don't want to look for the answer and find a bunch of unreliable misinformation so I thought I'd go right to someone who would know.  I did not cut myself while using them and, although I didn't check before use, it didn't appear like there was anything on them.

Thanks, I really appreciate it.

[Nc1434]

Thank you sir- I apologize for taking up your time and I appreciate the constructive criticism.  I felt that this was going to be the answer and, even though I've come along way with my OCD, I still need reinforcement occasionally.  I'm going to forget this scenario ever bothered me.
Thanks again sir.

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

Welcome back.  But this is the third time in under a year that you have come to the forum with a question about a totally non-risky event.  HIV is not transmitted in the ways you apparently imagine; just as nobody is ever at risk from nonsexual contact with individuals they meet, so there is no risk from reused nail clippers.  In any case, the scenario you imagine -- that somehow someone had used a newly purchased pair of clippers because the packaging seemed a bit unusual -- is absolutely outlandish.  Not to mention that even if that happened, and even if the user had HIV, you wouldn't be at risk.  Same for hepatitis C or any other blood borne infection.

Please educate yourself on the real risks of HIV:  don't share injection equipment with other people and don't have unprotected vaginal or anal sex with persons whose HIV status you don't know.  Follow those rules and you'll never catch HIV.  Worrying about other potential exposures is a waste of emotional energy.

HHH, MD