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Dr Blunder has me worried

I went to the derm today to get molluscum removed and he never wore gloves threw the whole thing..well on one of the zaps I think I jerk and he hit himself with the electrocautery needle(he was looking at his hand)..and just kept going..what are my hiv risk or any others I could have?
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Lol sorry for being rude thanks guys
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186166 tn?1385259382
"Ill just go with its still no?"

excellent idea !
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Ill just go with its still no?
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That's the last question
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Okay so the needle he was using wasn't the kind that spreads HIV? Thanks again
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HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions; therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside its host.
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Even if his blood got on the needle? I'm ignorant to the disease..its scary.
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None.
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186166 tn?1385259382
ZERO !
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