contaminated needle

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• Needle sharing — is the practice of intravenous drug users by which a syringe is shared by multiple individuals to administer intravenous drugs, and is a primary vector for diseases which can be transmitted through blood (blood borne pathogens). From the years… …   Wikipedia

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