Basketball Game Risk

[bentarago]

I played basketball yesterday in our inter company tournament here in our camp accommodation. My friend accidentally hit my lips with his elbow,after he hit me i checked my lips if theres a visible blood in it...First wiped it off with my jersey shirt but theres no blood second i checked my jersey to see if theres a blood and blood came out from the wound...after one hour i realized maybe the blood came from other player and i accidentally wipe it with my active bleeding wound.

1. Is there a possibilities for transmission of hepatitis B virus in this case?
2. now my question if i wiped my lip with my jersey that i used while playing basketball and if theres a blood from another basketball player in my jersey? do you think i have a risk for hiv or hcv or HBV?
3. Do you think it will be consider our jersey sando as a environment surfaces?

Thank you and Best Regards,

Basketball Guy

[Edward W Hook, MD]

Welcome to the Forum. You seem quite nervous about this event.  Do you even know that the person who elbowed you has a blood borne infection of some sort?  Most people do not.  I agree with the replies you have already had on the HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C communities.  . Even if he did happen to have HIV or hepatitis (B or C), the sort of event you describe would not put you at any risk for infection.  My advice is to not worry. There is no medical need for concern or for testing.

With respect to your specific questions:
1. Is there a possibilities for transmission of hepatitis B virus in this case?
No- see above.

2. now my question if i wiped my lip with my jersey that i used while playing basketball and if theres a blood from another basketball player in my jersey? do you think i have a risk for hiv or hcv or HBV?
No, none of these viruses are transmitted on cloth in the manner that you describe.

3. Do you think it will be consider our jersey sando as a environment surfaces?
I'm not sure what you are asking. These viruses would not be transmitted by getting onto a piece of cloth and then being transferred to another person.

4. Theres a possibilities to transmit the virus (hiv, hepa a b c) if you put your small finger inside your nose? after you play basketball...
No, these viruses are not transmitted this way.

5. if your small finger have blood from another person and you put your small finger inside your nose and you have blood inside your nose ..this is a way for transmission of virus (hepa b , c and hiv) .
See answer above.

You are worrying entirely too much. This was a no risk event.  EWH

[bentarago]

4. Theres a possibilities to transmit the virus (hiv, hepa a b c) if you put your small finger inside your nose? after you play basketball...

5. if your small finger have blood from another person and you put your small finger inside your nose and you have blood inside your nose ..this is a way for transmission of virus (hepa b , c and hiv)