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hi recently i have a rhinoplasty surgery while i was at the hospital , the nurse accidently pass me the cold pack that the other patient used on my wound . i heard hiv virus survive very well in a cold box(where the nurse took the cold pack from). am i at risk and should i do check up
you are not wasting my time, but you are maybe wasting your time, thinking about something what has nothing to do with hiv......
hi i understand why there is no risk as hiv can only remain active and infect under lab condition outside the body. my concern is that having low temperature on the cold pack will produce the lab condition that hiv can survive on...... i am very sorry for wasting ur time for me being so paranoid .
i am sorry for asking again. , but can u explain to me why there is no risk ..... cause i feel very guilty every time i have unprotected sex with my girlfriend now.......
ok just to confirm.....so even if the person who is hiv positive had his blood on the cold pack i would not get hiv from it when i used the cold pack on my wound . thk Teak i will move on ....
thk Teak for answering my question , but why is there no risk . i heard that hiv will not survive under high heat but will remain infectious at freezing temperature(in the cold box ) and this how dr keep the virus alive for research
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