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Picked Myself With A Dirty Needle Hiv
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acquiring HIV from dirty needle at STD clinicHi,I understand that I sound ignorant even asking this question but it has been on my mind in the past few days and I am paranoid. I am a Senior in college and visited a free STD clinic open to the public, in an very underprivileged area where HIV...
Response from Richard Cordova III
Test Positive Aware Network
Hi there:Clinics, no matter how poor of an area they are in, are in the habit of reusing needles. Most needle packaging is split on the bottom to make tearing open the sealed package easier. Could that be what you were seeing?HIV that is in the tip...
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Dirty EMG needle poke.Dr. Please Im going insane, On January 24, 2001 I believe I was poked with a solid (EMG) needle, I... Read more »Dirty Needle!!! It is possible?If I was poked with a dirty EMG needle 2 minutes after it was used on another person, what are my... Read more »
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Russia: Censorship and Dirty Needles Fuel HIV/AIDS EpidemicRussian health advocates are alarmed over the "draconian silencing" of online information about harm-reduction approaches to injection drug use. Russia has one of the world's largest populations of IDUs. On Feb. 3, the Federal Drug Control Service... Read more »
Australia: Prisoners Sharing More Than Dirty NeedlesThe recent National Prison Entrants' Blood-Borne Virus Survey found that 34 percent of Australian prisoners are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), compared to 1 percent of the general community. The report showed that 56 percent of injecting... Read more »
Research Suggests Dirty Needles Bigger Cause of African AIDS Than ThoughtThe World Health Organization's long-held position that dirty needles cause 2.5 percent of African HIV exposures is actually "conservative," said a leading researcher at WHO, prompting questions about a global AIDS bill focused mainly on unsafe sex.... Read more »
Massachusetts: Officials Eye State Dirty Needle DealWhile local needle exchange programs (NEPs) throughout the state are serving more clients every year, a measure is being considered in the Massachusetts Senate that would legalize non-prescription sales of hypodermic needles in pharmacies. In 2004,... Read more »
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purposely infected by nurse with dirty needle
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
The nurse in my doctor office is a crazy murderer she purposely used a dirty neddle to infect me because I complained to the doctor about her habit not to wear gloves or whash her hands.My test is ready but the specialist has not call back yet ,I...
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poked with a dirty lancet that had hiv
Posted by worriedmommy, 1 Reply
i am worried sick i was poked by a very mean person who has hiv am i am worried sick can u catch via a lancet
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HIV from dirty ultrasound wand?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
okay for some who dont know there are two types of ultrasounds...one that goes on the stomach, and the other one where they put a wand up your vagina to check out your ovaries. Well recently i just got both of those ultrasound tests done...and I am...
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Needle Stories
Posted by Bear60, 1 Reply
Search Urban Legends and Folklore HIV Needle-Stick Rumors Still Thriving Online Rumors of recent needle-stick incidents in Dallas and Denver, plus copycat pranks in Virginia Related Articles Welcome to the World of AIDS! More AIDS/HIV Sneak... Read more »
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