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Needlestick in the environment
What is the risk of infection following a needlestick in the environment? Last week I was barefoot outside my house taking out the garbage and i accidentally stepped on a needle. Can hiv infect from environmental needlesticks?
Don't believe you. If a needle is lying on the ground it is flat and not sticking up in the air.
Just happened to be a syring lying on the ground? And then somehow it was sticking up and went into your foot?
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