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Hiv And Razor Blades
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HIV and Hepatitis C from Razor BladeI was recently cut by a friend's razor blade that he had left behind in his room before he took an approximately 6 day trip. When I began to bleed, I rushed to the bathroom to rinse the cut, applied a paper towel to stop the bleeding, and then...Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine
I would get tested just to be on the safe side. You did cut yourself with another person's razor, so I think you owe it to yourself to be screened....
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sharing razor bladesI had been sharing my toothbrush and razor blade with a house-mate of mine and i recently susect... Read more »razor blade risk??my razor blade exposed to small drop of hiv blood !!after 5 ve done water wash then i used this... Read more »
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Repeated Use of Unsterilized Blades in Ritual Circumcision Might Contribute to HIV Spread in South Africa, Doctors SayDoctors are concerned that ritual circumcision practices performed on adolescent boys as a rite of passage in South Africa might be spreading HIV through the repeated use of unsterilized blades, the Baltimore Sun reports. The practice, which is... Read more »Zimbabwe: Stigma Among Educators Still a Barrier in AIDS FightOn the main wall of a one-room Mazankwe schoolhouse in Zimbabwe's lower Gweru district is a list of the five main causes of HIV/AIDS: "razor blades, needles, scissors, blood transfusion and toothbrushes." Due to the stigma and taboo associated with... Read more »Fact Sheet: Preventing HIV InfectionThe goal of HIV prevention is to help people learn how to eliminate or reduce their risk of becoming infected with HIV or of transmitting HIV to others. Preventing the Sexual Transmission of HIV Abstinence from sexual relations is the surest... Read more »Mozambique: Doctors, Traditional Healers Face Off Over HIVRecently in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, the Red Cross brought doctors, nurses and counselors together with traditional healers to discuss how the groups could work together to combat HIV/AIDS. The meeting follows years of Red Cross work with... Read more »
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razor and tattoo pins ...can some 1 effected???
Posted by billi302
hi friendsi came to know that hiv virus dies in air exposure,and if there is hiv+ some blood on razor blade or tattoo pin,how can then person be effected..and it is considered as the low risk factor???..why. thanks for ur knowledge sharing. health... Read more » Barbershop razor nicked
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
hello.a few months ago i went to a barber and was nicked with a straight razor (i am not sure if he reused it or if it was disposable) Its a clean shop but im still scared A few weeks after i got nicked i got a bad cold with stuffy nose and phlem no... Read more » Sharing shaving razors?
Posted by Carrie, 8 Replies
My boyfriend (poz) and I (neg) were wondering if HIV can pass threw sharing the same shaving razors. The concern is obviously that if he nicks himself while shaving his face and gets blood on the razor, then I use the same one and nick myself while...
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My dad got cut by a razor at the barber
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I might sound a little paranoid now, but I am pretty worried. My dad went to get a hair cut recently and the barber was using a razor and accidently cut my dad. I am afraid that the barber used the same razor on a lot other people. Is it possible...
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