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Can I get HIV from newly pricked finger?
I was volunteering to a small town, and I was assigned to get the blood sugar of people (15 approximately) through pricking their fingers using glucometer without used of gloves. I haven't noticed if i touched any blood from them as I a was careful enough. However, when I tried doing it to my friend, when I pricked her finger, the fresh blood dripped to my thumb and I immediately wiped it and put alcohol on it. My question is, is it possible to acquire HIV in this incidence as well as the others whom I pricked fingers? As I have posted last time, I think I have OCD regarding HIV now.
I have intact skin no visible cuts
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As an adult, the only risks for HIV are:
1) having unprotected, penetrative vaginal or anal sex, or
2) sharing IV drug needles with other IV drug users.
You had NO RISK for HIV. There is no detail that you could add to this story to make it a risk for HIV. It would take a very large amount of blood - way more than could be generated by a finger prick - and you would have to have a large, gaping, actively bleeding wound to even have a remote chance of being infected.
1) having unprotected, penetrative vaginal or anal sex, or
2) sharing IV drug needles with other IV drug users.
You had NO RISK for HIV. There is no detail that you could add to this story to make it a risk for HIV. It would take a very large amount of blood - way more than could be generated by a finger prick - and you would have to have a large, gaping, actively bleeding wound to even have a remote chance of being infected.
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