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if HIV can only be transmitted "inside the host" then why is sharing IV drugs a risk. I understand that the virus is being preserved inside the tube or whatever but people always say that it "needs a host" to be infectious. Im not doubting that people get infected via IV drug use, Im just trying to understand the science of it. Thanks. And in case you were wondering Teak im moving on, slowly but surely
The host is the vile. If the virus in blood or seman is kept away from air then it will live on in a vile for a period of time. So with IV drugs, people take the needle poke a vein, pull back to get some blood mixed with the drug and then inject. pass the needle to the next person with the drug and blood and then they inject.
so the vile is the host in this case and since it is air tight it keeps the virus active.
so the vile is the host in this case and since it is air tight it keeps the virus active.
Thats wrong, cuts and sores are not a risk. What im asking about is the concept of the virus needing a host, and wondering how a needle could be a host even if its air tight
HIV can enter the body through a vein (e.g., injection drug use), the lining of the anus or rectum, the lining of the vagina and/or cervix, the opening to the penis, the mouth, other mucous membranes (e.g., eyes or inside of the nose), or cuts and sores. Intact, healthy skin is an excellent barrier against HIV and other viruses and bacteria.
These are the most common ways that HIV is transmitted from one person to another:
by having sex (anal, vaginal, or oral) with an HIV-infected person;
by sharing needles or injection equipment with an injection drug user who is infected with HIV; or
from HIV-infected women to their babies before or during birth, or through breast-feeding after birth.
These are the most common ways that HIV is transmitted from one person to another:
by having sex (anal, vaginal, or oral) with an HIV-infected person;
by sharing needles or injection equipment with an injection drug user who is infected with HIV; or
from HIV-infected women to their babies before or during birth, or through breast-feeding after birth.
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