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mani/pedi?
is tranmission possible via a manicure/pedicure? I've heard different things.
I apologize. I looked at the website in further detail and he isn't persay a specialist of HIV. The webiste states the following: Family Physician for 10 years; Hospital Medical Director for 10 years
His name is Dr. Love. This is what he said:
The metal instruments that may be used to cut and trim the tissue around the nails can potentially harbor blood if used on an HIV positive person to the point of causing bleeding. And if then subsequently used on another client, there would be some risk of transmission of HIV. Clipping the nails themselves would not generally cause any bleeding, so is not as risky, unless the clipping is close enough to the surrounding tissue to cause an injury. And the aspects of the nail salon to polish and/or apply artificial nails do not appear to pose any risk. From the standpoint of the level of risk reported in the literature, it has not yet been established, and there certainly is not a significant level of risk. But there is the potential for transmission via certain instrument if not appropriate disinfected between customers.
Yes, the virus dies very quickly upon exposure to air, so the instrument would need to be used on a subsequent customer relatively quickly. There would be more concern about instruments that can harbor blood in a location with limited air exposure, such as in a scissor shaped instrument. But the fact that the virus dies quickly is probably a major factor why no significant risk has been identified. There is a difference between asking if it is possible and if it has a significant risk.
The metal instruments that may be used to cut and trim the tissue around the nails can potentially harbor blood if used on an HIV positive person to the point of causing bleeding. And if then subsequently used on another client, there would be some risk of transmission of HIV. Clipping the nails themselves would not generally cause any bleeding, so is not as risky, unless the clipping is close enough to the surrounding tissue to cause an injury. And the aspects of the nail salon to polish and/or apply artificial nails do not appear to pose any risk. From the standpoint of the level of risk reported in the literature, it has not yet been established, and there certainly is not a significant level of risk. But there is the potential for transmission via certain instrument if not appropriate disinfected between customers.
Yes, the virus dies very quickly upon exposure to air, so the instrument would need to be used on a subsequent customer relatively quickly. There would be more concern about instruments that can harbor blood in a location with limited air exposure, such as in a scissor shaped instrument. But the fact that the virus dies quickly is probably a major factor why no significant risk has been identified. There is a difference between asking if it is possible and if it has a significant risk.
I understand. He was a specialist on the website just answer. He said not significant, risk but could happen
That doctor was wrong. You shouldn't assume all doctor's know everything about HIV because the fact is that unless they are a specialist who treat it on a regular basis, they seriously have no clue what they are talking about.
You will not get HiV from a mani/pedi but you could get a really nasty Staph infection like my mom did when they sliced her foot open during a pedi. She is fine but the staph infection took a long time to clear up. None of that has anything at all to do with HIV and staph infection is very common at those nail places.
You will not get HiV from a mani/pedi but you could get a really nasty Staph infection like my mom did when they sliced her foot open during a pedi. She is fine but the staph infection took a long time to clear up. None of that has anything at all to do with HIV and staph infection is very common at those nail places.
Thanks for the help! A Dr. told me that if blood were on the scissor-like instruments, that it could possibly be transmitted that way if I had a cut or anything.
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