Possible HIV exposure

[sunnygirl77]

My husband believes he consumed an English muffin that had blood on it. It was from a fast-food restaurant.  There was only a few seconds from preparation to consumption.  He left the wrapper on as he was eating it.  After a few bites, he noticed that the entire bottom of the muffin was covered in what looked like blood.  He has on open cut on his gum and lip.  He is very worried that he may have been exposed to HIV.  I need to reassure him that this is not a risk of exposure.  What do you recommend?

[Dr. Jose Gonzalez-Garcia, MD, MRCGP, PhD]

Hello,
Thank you very much for your post and welcome to our forum.
I have to say that this sounds totally unbelievable.  How can that be possible?  If that was the case, why did he carry on eating it?  Why didn't he complain?  I have never heard anything so ridiculous!  
Anyhow, even assuming the most ridiculous of situations, and there had been blood at the bottom of the English muffin(!!!), that would not have posed any risk for your husband from the point of view of HIV infection, even if it was blood (and not strawberry jam....) and this blood had been infected, the virus would have not been viable anyway, also the saliva would have neutralise the virus, even with an open cut of the gum.
Please forget it! I cannot beleive I am even aswering this question.
Best wishes,
Dr José

[Dr Sean Cummings]

Jose has answered this fully.

[sunnygirl77]

Thank You Doctor;
Is it correct for me to convet to my husband that hiv cannot transmitted from food, no matter the circumstances?

Have a wonderful day...