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A couple of questions
Good afternoon. I have a few questions on hiv risks as I believe I may have been exposed.
1. I accidentally used my roommates toothbrush early in the morning, I was half asleep and i realised after I had put it in my mouth. If my roommate has HIV and she used it before me like right before me maybe 50 seconds or so, am I at risk? I cannot ask her if she has hiv, I have just moved to a new dormitory. I don’t know her at all.
2. I realised she used my make up without my permission. I have kajol or eyeliner as your call it which goes inside the eye in the waterline area and it is exposed to the eye fluids and tears. She used it and after a few seconds I had to use it too and I used it inside my eyes as well. Am I at risk of HIV from these two incidents?
1. I accidentally used my roommates toothbrush early in the morning, I was half asleep and i realised after I had put it in my mouth. If my roommate has HIV and she used it before me like right before me maybe 50 seconds or so, am I at risk? I cannot ask her if she has hiv, I have just moved to a new dormitory. I don’t know her at all.
2. I realised she used my make up without my permission. I have kajol or eyeliner as your call it which goes inside the eye in the waterline area and it is exposed to the eye fluids and tears. She used it and after a few seconds I had to use it too and I used it inside my eyes as well. Am I at risk of HIV from these two incidents?
COMMUNITY LEADER
You shouldn't be asking ANYBODY about their HIV status unless you intend to have intercourse with them, or share intravenous drug needles with them. Outside of those two situations, another person's HIV status is not relevant to you.
Here are the risks for HIV and I want you to memorize these for all situations going forward. The ONLY risks for getting HIV are to have unprotected vaginal or anal sex or sharing IV needles to inject drugs. That is it. Air and saliva INACTIVATE the virus. You can not EVER get HIV from sharing a toothbrush (air and saliva, right?) or from sharing make up. And it's strange to suspect your roommate has hiv. Do you suffer an anxiety issue? That's what this sounds like
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