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Had An Injury On Neck After Hair Cut. What Are The Chances Of Contracting AIDS?

i have a hair cut(by scissor) in salon, at that time i feel a bit of pain in my neck then i noticed the hairdresser made a tiny cut.When i asked him about the scissor he told me that he already used it on several custmars and the last person left salon 15 mins ago, so roughly the time interval between me and his last custmar was 15 mins.i know HIV virus can t survive for a long time outside the human body but i m very afraid, please advice me sir/madam what should i do now??
Fri, 10 Aug 2012
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Hi, Thanks for using the HCM.
HIV transmission mainly through infected blood transfusion and unprotected sex.
through other ways its very rare less than .1%.
you don't have worry much, in your case its less than .001% chances of transmission.
or for your confirmation you can get test done after 3 months.
Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help. Thanks get well soon....
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Had An Injury On Neck After Hair Cut. What Are The Chances Of Contracting AIDS?

Hi, Thanks for using the HCM. HIV transmission mainly through infected blood transfusion and unprotected sex. through other ways its very rare less than .1%. you don t have worry much, in your case its less than .001% chances of transmission. or for your confirmation you can get test done after 3 months. Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help. Thanks get well soon....