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hepatitis scared to death

i there everyone im very worried about an incident that occured on 2 july, basiaclly i was at a freinds house who uses drugs(i dont by the way) and lost my mobile went to look for it, put my hand under the sofa and was pricked by an infected needle! i cant say how long it was there, but the cut was only very slight but drew blood if that makes a ny diff? i happen to know tweo of her junkie friends have hep b and c respectively so know it had tio be infected. i rushed straight dowen to my local casualty dept and was given the hep PEP well immunoglobulin im assume there one of the same? im intensely worried and scared to the point of hysteria! can any kind soul throw any more light in terms of advice or knowledge it wouyld be warmly appreciated? im due to ghave anothe rbooster on 1st aug and one 5 mths thereafter. im feeling  really rough and feeling very tired, also im experiencing pain on my right side, is this a sighn of anthing ot more likely psychological?
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i also have selective igA deficiency on some websites it said the hep b PEP SHOLUDNT be used with caution with this immuno disorder just wondered what ur thoughts are on this?
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so the fact i had the hep b immunoglobulin would kiil the risk of cathcing hep b or c ? and does the depth of the wounbd make a diff? in my case it pierced only a milimertere of the suface of the skin but drew blood. the infected needle was maybe 20- 30 hrs old
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by the way  immuneglobulins+vaccine will block any hbv and hcv is fully curable in weeks, just expensive
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hbv on audults with competent immune system is always cleared with no damage, it is a benigne illness.it is only at birth that it can get chronic or on drug users or people with junk diets that damage immune system (all food not fresh is junk), chemicals in the food and foods with preservatives is what you should be scared of because it destroys immune system.

scientists are starting to talk about the malnutrition and starvation who kills in africa and US, in US its food quality that kills and in africa missing food
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