re getting aids from acupuncture needles in article r f b euu agate berkeley edu romdas uclink berkeley edu ella i baff writes someone wrote in expressing concern about getting aids from acupuncture needles unless your friend is sharing fluids with their acupuncturist who themselves has aids it is unlikely not impossible they will get aids from acupuncture needles generally even if accidently inoculated the normal immune response should be enough to effectively handle the minimal contaminant involved with acupuncture needle insertion isn t this what hiv is about the normal immune response to an exposure most acupuncturists use disposable needles use once and throw away i had electrical pulse nerve testing done a while back the needles were taken from a dirty drawer in an instrument cart and were most certainly not sterile or even clean for that matter more than likely they were fresh from the previous patient i was concerned but i kept my mouth shut i probably should have raised hell any comments no excuses
