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possible Needle/Syringe stick

Ok, In class my classmate was telling me how she had gotten a couple of people that she works with fired and arrested for stealing parts from the company that makes cars. She told me that they have since then gotten out of jail and have been harassing her. She said that she has caught them coming out of her house on video and that they are putting shred of metal fibers all of/ in her things. On her clothing, inside her school books etc. She said it is affecting her health. After hearing that I was in shock, but tossed it to the back of my mind. Towards the end of class, I noticed she had a really nice coat just like the one I had been wanting and looking for. I asked her about the coat and how deep the pockets went. She told me that I could feel for myself. Before placing my hand in the jacket pocket, I asked was there anything in the pocket aand she said no. So, I went ahead and put my hand in there and I felt something, but It was just gum wrapper. On my way home, I began to think "What if those people put a needle/syringe in her jacket pocket, so it could stick her when she placed her hand in it. My questions are: 1.) If there was in fact a needle/syringe in it with contaminated blood with HIV or other disease could I catch these disease if It poked me? 2.) Would I have definitely felt a need/syringe stick me? 3) Would it had bled? 4.) Do needle/syringe sticks leave a mark, if so what does the mark look like? I got home and called the girl and she double checked her pocket and said nothing was in there except a penny and gum wrapper? But she could be lying. I examined the hand that I reached into the jacket with and I saw nothing at first, but I took another look and saw that their was a pink mark on the inside of my middle finger. It did not hurt or anything and it could have been there before, but maybe something did poke me that was in the jacket and I was just too busy worrying about the jacket that I may not have felt it. Someone please help me. I'm REALLY WORRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It doesn't matter even if it was a syringe,it can't infect you anyway because HIV becomes inactive & unable to infect you once exposed to air.You require some therapy I believe because you were given this information on another post yet you failed to accept it.
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