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Hiv from blood in a sink
Is this a risk? I used a fast food restroom yesterday and it wasn't until I had used the soap dispenser and the faucet that I looked down and noticed diluted blood in the sink. Fairly sure that nothing splashed my hands (I have and irritated cuticle) and I washed my hands twice and then used antibacterial gel. Is there any risk from the blood in the sink or touching the faucet and soap dispenser. I feel like a real idiot because 2-3 mins later I was eating my burger and worried about passing anything to my mouth (I have inflamed gums) should I contact the hospital for Pep? This is my second blood exposure in a public bathroom in a month and I feel so stupid. I have never come into contact like this before and now that I am pregnant it happens twice :(
I know that generally this is not how HIV is transmitted but I know that Heath care workers coming into contact with blood can be infected so I'm very confused.
I know that generally this is not how HIV is transmitted but I know that Heath care workers coming into contact with blood can be infected so I'm very confused.
There also seems to be conflicting information about how long the virus survives in the air and on surfaces, some people say minutes and some information says it can survive for hours or days.
You would have to slice open your arm for a risk and that would be only if there was a large volume of blood that you were able to get into your huge cut.
If any of the infected fluid got into the irritated cuticle, or does a wound need to be gaping open and weeping because information seems to indicate open wounds, cuts, rashes etc like dermatitis. I suppose my concern was more the tap and the soap dispenser as I don't think anything from the sink actually splashed anywhere on my hands but I can't be sure. I feel really stupid that this has happened and also because I'm confused about transmission, the Internet has so much conflicting information.
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