Question
The child had their hair cut at a barber shop, but the barber accidentally cut the child’s skin, which bled slightly. The parents are concerned that there might be HIV virus on the hair clipper, which could transmit to their child through the wound.
Answer
HIV quickly loses its infectivity once it leaves the human body. Even if the hair clipper had previously come into contact with the blood of an HIV-positive person or contained the virus, after some time, the virus would have become inactive and would not infect the child through their skin. Parents can rest assured that the risk of transmission in this situation is extremely low.