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hiv through a lancet

i was hit with a hiv lancet .i called all different places for there opions hiv clinics and so for . they all said i can catch it that way wondering if its true
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thanks for everything,the public health center in toronto said that, i have called so many places even in the states ,cmc they said blood contact is the easiet way . i also went on the site thebody
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You didn't have a risk. MOVE ON.
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i have a neighbour who has hiv which i didnt know about . i was at her place and got poked with lancet used for diabetic testing.
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No it's not true and I don't know of any clinic that would tell you that.
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How were you poked with an HIV contaminated lancet if you don't work in healthcare yourself?
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