Does this information affect disinfection of other piercing objects (earrings, tattoos, acupuncture) besides works?
No. These disinfection procedures for needles and syringes are intended to be used only when there is no safer option. They do not apply to other piercing objects. The procedures for ear piercing, tattooing, acupuncture, and other commercial (often licensed) activities should require single-use or heat-sterilized equipment. What is the risk of HIV transmission from blood-contaminated water? Does this have implications for jacuzzis, swimming pools, etc.? The route of entry and the relative amount of virus a person is exposed to play an important role in whether transmission of HIV occurs. Since HIV in needles and syringes is likely to be injected directly into another person’s blood, sharing or re-using needles is an effective way of transmitting the virus. Avoiding drugs is the best way to avoid transmission of HIV by this route. For those who continue to inject drugs, using sterile needles and syringes is the only way to completely avoid exposure to HIV through drug injection, and dis
