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HIV from the barber shop

i went to a cheap asian barber shop yesterday and i got a small red  wound  while she was lining and triming the back of my neck with the shaving  machine ,
can that be a risk for hiv ?
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1563685 tn?1310402354
No, because HIV virus instantly becomes inactivated when it comes to contact with the air, it will therefore become uninfectious.
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1563685 tn?1310402354
Because it is airtight in needles, same condition goes for laboratory-created situations for HIV researches.
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aha ,thanks for your answer
but i just have one more point to ask about ,
if the hiv virus instantly becomes inactivated ,how using the same needles could be a source of HIV infection ?
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