Is HIV Transmission Possible Through Small Cuts With Plastic Or Glass?

Posted on Tue, 31 Jan 2017

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Tue, 31 Jan 2017 Answered on

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Question : my foot accidentally hit a cd container so as a result my foot bled any hiv hep b,c risk

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Hardly any risk

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
Relax ,since there's no mixing with any infected blood or body secretion, there's hardly any chance of HIV and hepatitis.
Do get back to me if you have further questions.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar