pedicure cut between toes suffering hiv anxiety

[bryantd]

To observe that the pedicurist used rasp exfoliator for former customer without sterilizing the tools, after about 15 mins later, he utilized rasp to rub between my toes, then cut a small wound, a slight bleeding. my question is that is there possible for me to encounter hiv affection during this process?  what should i do?

[bryantd]

Thank you so much sir, i feel less stressful now, besides HIV,  still wondering other STD would be transmitted by this pattern, like syphilis or HPV?

[bryantd]

Thank you sir, i still got one question, assumed that once the surface contained some blood without sterilizing the instrument, it processed and cut wound, does the virus became inactivated immediatly contacted air or it just existed and hardly getting transmitted to?

[AnxiousNoMore]

No risk ever in 40 years of HIV history. Only non-sex risk for HIV is sharing hollow needles that you inject with, which is why drug users are the only people you read about getting HIV without having sex. Time to move on from HIV fear and enjoy your normal life.

[GuitarRox]

Usually with instruments like this, they sit in a liquid which is sterilizer.  They aren't washed exactly but sit in the sterilizing liquid and are pulled for use.  So, they were probably sterilized.  But either way, you can not get HIV from a surface contamination of blood.  Air inactivates the virus.  So, IF blood is on instrument, it is inactive and can not transmit to you.  This is not a risk. The only risks for adults are unprotected vaginal or anal sex or sharing of IV drug needles.