HIV / AIDS

1) Human Immunodeficiency Virus is a virus that causes HIV disease and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). This virus is spread from person to person through blood and, less often, through other body fluids, such as semen and vaginal secretions.

A person can be infected with HIV for many years without showing symptoms; some people who are HIV-positive have never been tested and do not know they have the potential to infect others.

If you accidentally cut a client's skin, the tool will be contaminated with whatever might be in the client's blood, including bloodborne pathogens.

You should not continue to use the implement without cleaning and disinfecting it. Continuing to use a contaminated implement without cleaning and disinfecting it puts you and others in the salon, spa, or barbershop at risk of infection.

2) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is a disease that breaks down the body’s immune system; HIV causes AIDS