Can You Be Stabbed With Hiv Aids In Needles

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Stabbed by a needle?

Dr Bob please help me with my worry.I am worried about being stabbed by an HIV needle. I went to bed to sleep and the next morning I woke up and realised I forgot to lock the front door. I am worried that while I was asleep someone may have come...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Matt,Your fears are totally irrational. Your HIV risk is completely nonexistent. I strongly urge you to seek counseling (psychotherapy) to help you confront and cope with your irrational fears.Dr. Bob... Read more »

A psychopath stabbed me!!!!! (NEEDLE STICK) (URBAN LEGEND, 2009)

I met a guy who had some argue with me before (actually I did something bad to him because he... Read more »

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getting stabbed with hiv needle

my daughter and i were out it was a bit dark and i was walking a little bit ahead of her and she... Read more »

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Despite Being Largest AIDS Funder, U.S. Policy on Needle Exchange Makes It "Scoundrel" in HIV/AIDS Fight, Editorial Says

The Bush administration is "both savior and scoundrel" in the fight against HIV/AIDS because the United States is the largest funder of AIDS programs worldwide but it also "uses its muscle to extinguish necessary and successful programs it finds... Read more »

NYC Commission on HIV/AIDS Report Recommends Condom Distribution, Needle Exchange, HIV Testing to Slow Spread of Virus

The New York City Commission on HIV/AIDS on Monday released a draft report recommending increased condom distribution, the establishment of needle exchanges and routine HIV testing to slow the spread of HIV/AIDS in the city, the New York Times ... Read more »

Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Summarizes Opinion Pieces Discussing Needle Exchange as HIV Prevention Method

The U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs , the U.N. policy-making agency on drug-related issues, on Monday in Vienna, Austria, began reviewing and analyzing international drug policy and is scheduled to discuss how to combine the war against drugs with... Read more »

Lifting Federal Ban on Needle-Exchange Programs Will Help Fight HIV/AIDS in Baltimore, Letter to Editor Says

Although Baltimore's needle-exchange program has provided "numerous benefits" to the community, the program is "falling short" of what is needed in part because of the federal ban on funding for needle-exchange programs, Susan Sherman, a professor... Read more »

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AM I stabbed by HIV needle ?

Posted by fat_cats

This is 2 weeks ago and now , I am very anxious , I can't sleep and cry a lot .The important point that I can't tell about it to my parents . Ok , I and my mom walked around the lake 2 weeks ago and stopped to have some ice creams . At that time ,... Read more »

stabbed myself with paperclip: risk of infection?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi,

while getting a HIV test at a clinic, I had to use the rest room.

The key to the restroom was on an improvised keychain made from twisted paperclips.

I managed to stab myself in the thumb with the the sharp end of a paperclip as I was using the... Read more »

worried of getting stabbed with hiv in my foot

Posted by worried1234, 3 Replies

Hi i am a male from malaysia,i was just hanging around with my friend last week,we were just sitting in a corner playing with our handhelp videogames.suddenly a group of 6 homosexual indian people walked past,they were talking and shouting alll... Read more »

how much time can hiv survive on a needle?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

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