An area near by my college has significant numbers of patients suffering from aids. About a month ago (08/02/2018), I went to a barber's shop for shaving. There, due to razor blade, a pimple on my cheek got a cut and it bled. I don't remember whether the barber there took a new blade or used an already used and washed blade. Are there chances of mine getting exposed to hiv virus? Should I get myself tested?
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HIV transmission through contaminated shaving blade is less likely than HBV. So make sure everytime you go there they use new blades and if possible try to use your own trimmers than there's , You get p24 containing 4th generation test, and get vaccinated for Hep B.
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Chances of getting HIV from barbers are extremely rare and may be only theoretical. Not heard of a single case of HIV transmission through barbers. You can get other STDs like Syphilis, HEP b, warts, herpes and skin diseases like tinea barbae and sycoses barbae I. E. Fungal or bacterial infections through barbers. Take HBV vaccines.
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No risk no need any more test.
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