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Home / Answered Questions / 1)Hello,I was getting fitted for a dress at a tailor and I poked with a sewing needle after she poked with the same needle.( after 1 second)!!! It was bleeding about one drop for both of us(the tailor and I),and i didnt have deep injury,just 3 mm i think.is there any risk for hiv or hep c? 2)Also a nurse incected penicillin into my bottom(gluteus muscle) and the syringe and needle was stryle and new,but i have hard gluteus muscles because of daily workout and the nurse couldn’t inject (penicillin stuck and she couldn’t push ) and pulled the needle out of my body and injected again several time.I was wondering if that needle pulled out and inject again into my body for 3 or 4 times,is there any risky condition for hiv or hep c??(I’m sure that needle was sterile and just used on me for several times)is it possible that hiv or hep c virus lay on my skin and get into my body with that needle??

1)Hello,I was getting fitted for a dress at a tailor and I poked with a sewing needle after she poked with the same needle.( after 1 second)!!! It was bleeding about one drop for both of us(the tailor and I),and i didnt have deep injury,just 3 mm i think.is there any risk for hiv or hep c? 2)Also a nurse incected penicillin into my bottom(gluteus muscle) and the syringe and needle was stryle and new,but i have hard gluteus muscles because of daily workout and the nurse couldn’t inject (penicillin stuck and she couldn’t push ) and pulled the needle out of my body and injected again several time.I was wondering if that needle pulled out and inject again into my body for 3 or 4 times,is there any risky condition for hiv or hep c??(I’m sure that needle was sterile and just used on me for several times)is it possible that hiv or hep c virus lay on my skin and get into my body with that needle??

Hi, thanks for your questions. The first scenario  where you were poked with sewing needle theoretically may be a risk for HIV or Hepatitis C but this is not a way we see HIV or Hepatitis C transmitted.  The needles that can transmit HIV and Hepatitis C are those used for injecting medications or drugs that have a hollow core so they could retain blood within the needle. A sewing needle is made of a solid metal. The second scenario is not a risk as the injecting needle while being used over again was on the same person ( you). Please write back if you have further questions.