Thursday, February 4, 2010

Can you get HIV/AIDS from a scissor used when getting a pedicure at a salon

Can you get HIV/AIDS from a scissor used when getting a pedicure at a salon?
Hi, Today I got a pedicure and by accident she pinched me with the scissor. It bled for like 2 seconds, but then she put a substance that contained some kind of disinfectant. After about 10 hours of the pedicure, I got a light fever, 99 degrees Fahrenheit/37.4 degrees Celsius. Could this be a threat? I'm like, pooping my pants of fear right now. What are the symptoms?
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1 :
No-- not at all! The virus is killed instantly when it hits the air. The only reason it lives inside a needle is because it's air tight inside. Also, you wouldn't notice any symptoms that fast at all. You might have the flu though!
2 :
relax cutie pie its just an infection put some nespourn on it and some peroxide and a few band aids later in a week it should be healed also cause of your light headache take some asprin
3 :
You would not have any symptoms of HIV infection for about 2 more weeks even if you were infected. Also, they are supposed to place all of their tools in a container you can see that is filled with (usually a blue colored) anti-septic cleaner for just such situations, as well as lice control.
4 :
you.ll be fine......99 degrees is not a fever..........i know technically it is.........but if you were in the hospital, they wouldn.t even flinch at....
5 :
Relax. HIV is not going to live on the scissors. It would be dead IF there was anything there. If you are really worried go get a HIV test done now and again after 3 months. Good Luck
6 :
My friends nephews cousins brothers neighbors mom is a doctor and she said no!
7 :
HIV is actually pretty hard to transmit through means like this. The only reason injection drug users get it is because they pull blood into the needle to make sure they got a vein, inject, and then pass it on immediately to the next person. In order to get HIV from the scissors she would have had to stab someone who's HIV+ first and then immediately stab you! Since there wasn't any blood on the scissors, you're ok. You're much more likely to get athlete's foot from a pedicure!

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