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Hello Sir, I would be most appreciated if you can answer to my questions. Actually i have been feeling a sharp poking inside my boots. (I mean the sharp poking feeling is inside the shoes(boots) that im wearing)i didnt notice much until one day, i noticed that the sharp feeling object in my shoes(boots) is actually a sewing type pin(Those pins usually use for sewing shirts)
My questions is;
1) Will i get infected this way?
- Its a sewing type pin & NOT Syrige used for injects.
Dear Fazly:
Peace and all good things to you. Unless the pin broke through your skin, and your boots contained sufficient fluids - semen, vaginal secretions, or blood - from an infected person, you are at no risk of HIV transmission. I recommend you go to www.avert.org or www.thebody.com to learn more about how HIV is transmitted, and how it is not.
Best to you and yours,
Terry
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Terry B
Expertise
Help in assessing personal and professional risk of HIV transmission; tips in teaching about HIV/AIDS; cultural competency for teaching about HIV/AIDS in Catholic settings; considerations in US and overseas HIV/AIDS programs and education for health and other professionals. Specific questions about treatment should be referred to your health provider; opinions and information offered are not meant to replace medical advice
Experience
Seven years with academic medical center and national AIDS education and training center, seven subsequent years with focus on international HIV/AIDS in East and South Africa. Former clinician, bioethics preceptor at an academic medical center and presenter in wide range of fora including international AIDS conference.
Organizations
Disabled American Veterans
American Public Health Association
MENSA
AA
Publications
Human Variety, EC Sociological Society
Proceedings of the International AIDS Conference, Durban, South Africa
"HIV and Primary Care"
Education/Credentials
BS Psychology
MPH Master of Public Health
PhD studies underway
Awards and Honors
Naval School of Health Sciences, Hospital Corps with Highest Honors, Neuropsychiatry with Honors and High Distinction
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