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What are the chance of getting infected from the lancet just five minutes after it scratched someone with hiv and then it scratched me.
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Chances are there 50: 50.
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The dangers are greater if you use drugs and share needles with someone who has a disease. Each time someone injects drugs with a needle used by an HIV-positive person, for example, they have a 1 in 160 chance of getting the virus.
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No risk.
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