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HIV survival in air
We all know that HIV can be transmitted through direct sexual contact or drug injections.
Drug injections however can be considered as indirect contacts because blood gets outside the body of the infected person and gets in contact with the body of the new host.
So what is the difference between the scenario above and a situation in which a girl touches her vaginal fluids and use her finger to touch your urethra? That is considered as indirect contact too and they say it does not infect!
Drug injections however can be considered as indirect contacts because blood gets outside the body of the infected person and gets in contact with the body of the new host.
So what is the difference between the scenario above and a situation in which a girl touches her vaginal fluids and use her finger to touch your urethra? That is considered as indirect contact too and they say it does not infect!
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And why this cannot happen in a very quick contact vaginal fluids->fingers->urethra ?
Yes the theory is that it deactivates when it hits the air. The needle supposedly shields it and provides a vehicle to transfer it to another host. This has been a concern for me as well. Seems strange but I guess it just happens right away.
In the needle the blood never touchs the air, it's never exposed to the air
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this does not answer my question because the blood in the needle in scenario 2 is outside the body
HIV is not transmitted outside the body.
what about scenario 2? the finger covered with vaginal fluids is placed directly on the urethra.
I still see no difference
I still see no difference
Drug injections...the needle is placed directly into the blood stream.
I am trying to understand the difference between the two scenarios.
I'd like to know why a person could get infection in scenario 1 and not in scenario 2
I'd like to know why a person could get infection in scenario 1 and not in scenario 2
what r u looking for? vaginal fluid after exposing to air while touching to urethra the virus in the fluid becomes inactive and could not cause infection..
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