hiv risk

[gordontodd80]

Hello everyone:

I think this is low risk and I want to get others opinions on this.

A month ago I was at work. I use knifes at my work to cut meat. I also always wear powdered latex gloves. Well, while working on the grill, slicing steak into butterfly cuts, i was holding the knife in one hand I was holding a pair of tongs in the hand, I cut my pointer finger. However, and maybe partly because of the gloves, the cut was not deep at all. At the time I did not even see any blood but the next day there was a small scab (a little larger than the size of a pencil point so there must have been some blood). . My mind is asking what ifs like what if the guy who used the tongs before (he used them about one-two minutes before me) me bled on them and I held the tongs with my hand and that blood was on my gloves but then when i cut my finger some of that blood got in. Is this crazy? Does this warrant me worrying about it or testing for hiv?

Thanks everyone who replies

[Teak]

HIV is not transmitted in that manner.

[gordontodd80]

I thought it could be the blood of another person

[Teak]

You cannot be infected by animal blood nor can you infect yourself.

[gordontodd80]

Hey lizze thanks for your quick quick reply.

My post wasnt really all that clear im sorry. I think you got what I was trying to say but i want to make it clearer juts for my own sake.

I was holding the tongs with the hand that I cut. My other hand was holding the knife. I am afraid that the tongs may have had blood and that the hand i holding the tongs with (which i later cut) may have had that blood on my gloves and when i cut my finger (and my gloves) that blood would have gotten into this small cut.

OK i think that is clearer and if this description doesnt change your thoughts please just quickly say so. Thank you so much for your time.

[LIZZIE LOU]

no this does not warrant you worrying or testing.