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Need to be clarified
Do not want to offend anybody here.I think this forum has given me much help.About hiv surviving,most people here said"hiv does not stay active outside its host",but Doctor Edward W Hook seemed has another
opinion.He gave only "Probably" as an answer of "Is 10 mins enough to inactivate the virus on the lancet needle?"(
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/Lancet-Sharing-10-Mins-Apart/show/1218725).
I am quite confused,
opinion.He gave only "Probably" as an answer of "Is 10 mins enough to inactivate the virus on the lancet needle?"(
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/Lancet-Sharing-10-Mins-Apart/show/1218725).
I am quite confused,
HIV is transmitted through intimate contact of bodily fluids, blood and semen into your system / bloodstreams. While HIV can be transmitted in the sharing of needles when one person is infected, the chance of transmission in such incident is ZERO. Why? When persons sharing needles inject drugs into their bloodstream, they often draw a bit of their blood into the chamber of the syringe to mix blood with the drug before reinjecting; this contaminates the syringe and needle, and allows HIV to be transmitted to the next user. Injection drug users are using hollow medical syringes and needles to inject drugs directly into their bloodstream. It is common practice to withdraw a little blood back into the syringe to delay the onset of the high. When needles are passed from users to users and reused some of that blood remains in the syringe. If infected blood in the syringe is passed, the recipient can become infected with HIV. Even Tattooing is Totally different from injecting drugs. Needles used in tattooing are not hollow. Only YOUR skin that is being pierced during the tattooing process, only YOUR blood is being exposed. You are only at risk of infection from injections if you come in contact with infected blood directly into your bloodstream.
HIV is a very difficult virus to transmit. Comparable to other viruses, it is a very WEAK and unstable virus that succombs to the environment rapidly. It needs basically a set of near perfect circumstances to allow for infection. Therefore, a person CANNOT get HIV from environmental surfaces, like toilet seats, manicure/barber equipment, shower stalls, drinking glasses, toothbrushes, etc etc. The virus quickly becomes inactive when it is outside of its host (the body). This is why infection from inanimate objects is impossible. This is also why mutual masturbation with exposure to a partner's gential fluids is also NOT a risk in any way. This also is the case with cuts, abrasions, cracked cuticles, etc. Those things make no difference when it comes to risk, as the virus is outside of its host, rendering it inactive
HIV is a very difficult virus to transmit. Comparable to other viruses, it is a very WEAK and unstable virus that succombs to the environment rapidly. It needs basically a set of near perfect circumstances to allow for infection. Therefore, a person CANNOT get HIV from environmental surfaces, like toilet seats, manicure/barber equipment, shower stalls, drinking glasses, toothbrushes, etc etc. The virus quickly becomes inactive when it is outside of its host (the body). This is why infection from inanimate objects is impossible. This is also why mutual masturbation with exposure to a partner's gential fluids is also NOT a risk in any way. This also is the case with cuts, abrasions, cracked cuticles, etc. Those things make no difference when it comes to risk, as the virus is outside of its host, rendering it inactive
Yes, Anyone can post answers, so it is your job to look at the answerer's profile to determine his/hers experience in HIV. The advise you have been given is true HIV becomes inactive and unable to infect once exposed to the outside environment etc. We will not debate this FACT.
Kindly Move Along...
Kindly Move Along...
Ok but it is a legitimate question and Vance did open the door to be asked that. I just hope you guys are correct on the advice you guys give. I must admit you are knowledgeable. But most people that give advice here are people that have gone through a dramatic event and now they think they know a thing or two of HIV transmission.
Since you say that most of your responses come directly from reading what dr's have said, then could you please tell us where dr's have said HIV cannot be transmitted outside of host or that it becomes inactive immediately.
It seems wbtgm has a point. And what did happen to Lizzie Lou's comment?
It seems wbtgm has a point. And what did happen to Lizzie Lou's comment?
Don't know why.
We are not here to debate a Dr's answer on this site. For the most part every answer you see on this forum is right on with what the Dr's say, most of our responces come directly from reading what the Dr's have said in the past.
If you want a Dr's responce then pay to ask them
We are not here to debate a Dr's answer on this site. For the most part every answer you see on this forum is right on with what the Dr's say, most of our responces come directly from reading what the Dr's have said in the past.
If you want a Dr's responce then pay to ask them
HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions; therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside its host.
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