900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city of Ratodero

Re:900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city o... by solstice on Monday October 28, 2019 @12:05AM (#21374159)

Woah, I never thought about this possibility.

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Re:900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city o... by technion on Monday October 28, 2019 @06:27AM (#21375708)

I can't speak for their situation but the standard here is that when a barber holds up something that looks like a cut throat razor, it's a "shavette", which actually takes a disposable blade.

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Re:900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city o... by 9HZZRfNlpR on Monday October 28, 2019 @06:40AM (#21375759)

Same here, and I live in a poor country. First he sticks the metal tool into some liquid, to sterilize it, then opens new disposable blade in front of you and installs it to machine.

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Re:900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city o... by andrewstuart on Monday October 28, 2019 @12:17AM (#21374223)

Even if you don't get HIV from the razor you could still get one of the forms of hepatitis.

I've never seen a barber with an autoclave for cleaning his equipment.

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Re:900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city o... by SighDucks on Monday October 28, 2019 @12:40AM (#21374327)

Don't they usually have disposable blades? The barbers in Melb I go to do.

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Re:900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city o... by Consultant32452 on Monday October 28, 2019 @12:42AM (#21374336)

Barbicide kills HIV and hepatitis.

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