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worried for 12 year old daughter
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my cousin lives with us and sleeps around alot without protection, so his hiv status is questionable. He hugs and kisses my kids on the cheek alot. I dont normally worry because i understand saliva is not infectious. However i am freaking out about and incident that happenned on the weekend. My cousin cut his bottom lip deeply while shaving and it took a long time to stop bleeding. Not long after he kissed my girl on the cheeks. She has a flesh wound on her face which may have been a popped pimple or a scratch from her baby sister. anyway i dont think it was actively bleeding at that stage (although it bled a little earlier) but it looked redish and i suppose it could be classed as an open wound. Would she be at risk if we assume that when my cousing kissed her a drop of his blood touched her wound. I am really worried and would appreciate more than a yes or no answer.
my cousin lives with us and sleeps around alot without protection, so his hiv status is questionable. He hugs and kisses my kids on the cheek alot. I dont normally worry because i understand saliva is not infectious. However i am freaking out about and incident that happenned on the weekend. My cousin cut his bottom lip deeply while shaving and it took a long time to stop bleeding. Not long after he kissed my girl on the cheeks. She has a flesh wound on her face which may have been a popped pimple or a scratch from her baby sister. anyway i dont think it was actively bleeding at that stage (although it bled a little earlier) but it looked redish and i suppose it could be classed as an open wound. Would she be at risk if we assume that when my cousing kissed her a drop of his blood touched her wound. I am really worried and would appreciate more than a yes or no answer.
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HIV cannot pass through intact skin, even when there are acne lesions. You don't know the phlebotomist's risk behaviors therefore you do not know how she contracted HIV.
HIV has never been transmitted through kissing or casual contact.
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HIV cannot pass through intact skin, even when there are acne lesions. You don't know the phlebotomist's risk behaviors therefore you do not know how she contracted HIV.
HIV has never been transmitted through kissing or casual contact.
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PPL WILL LIE ABOUT THEIR EXPOSURES.
let's just say that this girl was married and had cheated on her husband. easy to blame to blood splatter.
what if you are a married man who had cheated and had sex with another MAN. would you admit to the world that you had PENETRATION...or try to downplay it by saying it was just oral sex.
PPL WILL LIE ABOUT THEIR EXPOSURES
let's just say that this girl was married and had cheated on her husband. easy to blame to blood splatter.
what if you are a married man who had cheated and had sex with another MAN. would you admit to the world that you had PENETRATION...or try to downplay it by saying it was just oral sex.
PPL WILL LIE ABOUT THEIR EXPOSURES
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i did research on a reputable site and found something similar to my concerns. the nurse appears to have been infected when blood splashed onto a pimple. how did you conclude "no-risk situation" when my research suggests otherwise.
i did research on a reputable site and found something similar to my concerns. the nurse appears to have been infected when blood splashed onto a pimple. how did you conclude "no-risk situation" when my research suggests otherwise.
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this is from the CDC
Health-Care Worker 2: A female phlebotomist was filling a 10 ml vacuum blood collection tube with blood from an outpatient with a suspected HIV infection when the top of the tube flew off and blood splattered around the room, on her face, and in her mouth. She was wearing gloves to protect her hands and was wearing eyeglasses so she did not think she got any blood in her eyes. She had facial acne but no open wounds. She washed the blood off immediately after the exposure. The outpatient's blood sample was positive for HIV antibody by EIA and Western blot, and a hepatitis B surface antigen test was negative. The phlebotomist's EIA was negative the day after the incident and again 8 weeks later. When she donated blood 9 months after the exposure, she was positive for HIV antibody by EIA and Western blot (bands p24 and gp41). She has had no symptoms. She denied having any sexual contact during the previous 2 years,ever using drugs intravenously, or ever receiving a transfusion. Two months after the incident, she scratched the back of her hand with a needle used to draw blood from an intravenous drug abuser of unknown HIV-antibody status. She did not bleed as a result of the scratch and has not had any needle-stick injuries in over 2 years. Her serologic tests for syphilis and hepatitis B were negative. A coworker who was splattered with blood on the face and in the mouth during the same incident remains seronegative 1 year after the incident.
It would appear she got HIV from blood splashed on facial acne that was not open. is this possible? can HIV pass through acne. doesnt there have to be damage to the acne on the face for hiv to pass through. reading this would suggest my daughter was at risk when blood touched the acne on her face which may have had a hole in it.
Health-Care Worker 2: A female phlebotomist was filling a 10 ml vacuum blood collection tube with blood from an outpatient with a suspected HIV infection when the top of the tube flew off and blood splattered around the room, on her face, and in her mouth. She was wearing gloves to protect her hands and was wearing eyeglasses so she did not think she got any blood in her eyes. She had facial acne but no open wounds. She washed the blood off immediately after the exposure. The outpatient's blood sample was positive for HIV antibody by EIA and Western blot, and a hepatitis B surface antigen test was negative. The phlebotomist's EIA was negative the day after the incident and again 8 weeks later. When she donated blood 9 months after the exposure, she was positive for HIV antibody by EIA and Western blot (bands p24 and gp41). She has had no symptoms. She denied having any sexual contact during the previous 2 years,ever using drugs intravenously, or ever receiving a transfusion. Two months after the incident, she scratched the back of her hand with a needle used to draw blood from an intravenous drug abuser of unknown HIV-antibody status. She did not bleed as a result of the scratch and has not had any needle-stick injuries in over 2 years. Her serologic tests for syphilis and hepatitis B were negative. A coworker who was splattered with blood on the face and in the mouth during the same incident remains seronegative 1 year after the incident.
It would appear she got HIV from blood splashed on facial acne that was not open. is this possible? can HIV pass through acne. doesnt there have to be damage to the acne on the face for hiv to pass through. reading this would suggest my daughter was at risk when blood touched the acne on her face which may have had a hole in it.
And i Thought my concerns were Wierd !!! lol what a shame indeed!!!
PPL PPL *PLEASE* educate yourself a bit about HIV/AIDS before you post a ridiculous question here on the form and cause an embarrassment for others as well as yourself!
PPL PPL *PLEASE* educate yourself a bit about HIV/AIDS before you post a ridiculous question here on the form and cause an embarrassment for others as well as yourself!
I think some people should just put themselves in bubbles, it would be easier.
Sheesh.
Sheesh.
I understand aussiet, i have a friend freaking out about her 7 year old son who drank after his aunt who has aids and was not on any medication at that time. she wants to know if he is at risk for contracting the virus because in 4 days he had a sore throat, headache and fever.
FROM THE MOUTH OF DR HANSFIELD:
"HIV isn't so easily transmitted. Minor cuts and trivial blood exposures simply don't create a measurable risk. Like many persons, you seem to think that "just one virus" is enough to transmit the infection. That is not the case. Substantial amounts of infected blood or secretions have to be introduced into the body in a way that exposes certain cells to the virus. If HIV could be transmitted in the ways you are worrying about, AIDS would be 100 times more common than it is and would not be classified as an STD."
"HIV isn't so easily transmitted. Minor cuts and trivial blood exposures simply don't create a measurable risk. Like many persons, you seem to think that "just one virus" is enough to transmit the infection. That is not the case. Substantial amounts of infected blood or secretions have to be introduced into the body in a way that exposes certain cells to the virus. If HIV could be transmitted in the ways you are worrying about, AIDS would be 100 times more common than it is and would not be classified as an STD."
Hi
why are trivial cuts, scrapes, and scratches no risk? isnt it still an opening for the virus? and what is trivial. also, when you talk about cuts, scrapes, and scratches does it apply to your face as well as the rest of your body, or only fingers. I am just trying to understand.
Thanks.
why are trivial cuts, scrapes, and scratches no risk? isnt it still an opening for the virus? and what is trivial. also, when you talk about cuts, scrapes, and scratches does it apply to your face as well as the rest of your body, or only fingers. I am just trying to understand.
Thanks.
Hi, i understand you get what are in your eyes lots of non risk posts, however, i really would like to know why it was a non risk event and what would have made it risky.If you dont have the time to answer i would appreciate it if you could direct me to some commentary that would put my mind at ease. Thank you.
Thanks for the reply. i understand what youre saying, but its my little girl and i cant but worry. if i assume the worst, blood on lips in contact with fresh wound on face (it was actually on the bridge of her nose) why isnt it a risk when most hiv commentary says youre at risk whenever an open wound is in contact with blood. Is it because the wound was not deep enough to be a viable point of entry?
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