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scaredwmn

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Hang Nail/cut And Hiv Infection Posted: 02-08-07 23:48pm


Hi, i'm a health care worker and very concerned about an incident that happened at work about 5-6 weeks ago. I was doing a rectal examination on a hiv infected man, I was wearing latex gloves, but when I was finished and removed my gloves, one of my gloves hit the floor and I stupidly picked it up, and anal fluids came into contact with a hang nail on my thumb. What are my chances of contracting hiv?..I'm scared, especially since I came down with the flu aprox 2 weeks after exposure that lasted two weeks, I never get sick like this so it worries me..And the hiv patient is in the early stages so chances are his viral load was high when this happened. Jane

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Scaredwmn Posted: 06-03-08 20:46pm


Jane, How are you feeling these days? I am trying to understand hang nail. I assume it is a wound. If it was healing over, there was no way for the virus into the bloodstream. Thanks for the work you do. Always Muthoni (Mson)

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