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Hiv ability to infect
Hi I had an incident regarding an earring I purchased ,reason being my piercing was fresh and unhealed , if there was hiv blood on this earring ,how long would the virus have survived because it took me about 10 minutes after purchasing it to put it in my ear . My main question is how long would hiv survive on an environmental surface such as an earring ?
Yes I did however , fresh blood can still infect minutes after it leaves the body , that's why I asked
Did you even bother reading the question that was provided to you,if you did you would know that you never had a risk & there is no need to test..
Ok thanks , so I have no reason to worry? Or get a hiv test , because this incident posed no threat?
HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions; therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside its host.
HIV is transmitted by;
Unprotected penetrative anal and/or vaginal sex
Sharing works with other IV drug users
Mother to child
HIV is transmitted by;
Unprotected penetrative anal and/or vaginal sex
Sharing works with other IV drug users
Mother to child
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