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HIV from eye and mouth contact
I was playing hockey and after the game a guy was messing around and squirted some water on my face. It went directly into my eye and then my mouth. Since hockey is a contact sport say there was blood in the water would that pose a risk ? If not why? Anytime something gets in my eye or mouth I get a little freaked out.
what I thought, thanks for your time and keep up the good work.
Being able to detect it and being able to infect are two totally different things.
Teak sorry to repost , I didn't address it you in the space above so not sure if the post made it's way to you again. Again not trying to be a pest just trying to get educated on risks so I can stop wasting your time along with the others with stupid non risk questions. Here the post again, same one as the one above:
sorry got cut off......I have read your posts a lot and would just like clarification on couple of quick things. Regarding this post and others that ask about HIV outside the body you post that it cannot remain infectious outside the host. Does this mean HIV can always be detected in blood etc (either dried or wet).... but cannot infect? So pretty much the instant the blood leaves the body it can be detected but no infect?
sorry got cut off......I have read your posts a lot and would just like clarification on couple of quick things. Regarding this post and others that ask about HIV outside the body you post that it cannot remain infectious outside the host. Does this mean HIV can always be detected in blood etc (either dried or wet).... but cannot infect? So pretty much the instant the blood leaves the body it can be detected but no infect?
Teak sorry to repost , I didn't address it you in the space above so not sure if the post made it's way to you again. Again not trying to be a pest just trying to get educated on risks so I can stop wasting your time along with the others with stupid non risk questions. Here the post again, same one as the one above:
sorry got cut off......I have read your posts a lot and would just like clarification on couple of quick things. Regarding this post and others that ask about HIV outside the body you post that it cannot remain infectious outside the host. Does this mean HIV can always be detected in blood etc (either dried or wet).... but cannot infect? So pretty much the instant the blood leaves the body it can be detected but no infect?
sorry got cut off......I have read your posts a lot and would just like clarification on couple of quick things. Regarding this post and others that ask about HIV outside the body you post that it cannot remain infectious outside the host. Does this mean HIV can always be detected in blood etc (either dried or wet).... but cannot infect? So pretty much the instant the blood leaves the body it can be detected but no infect?
sorry got cut off......I have read your posts a lot and would just like clarification on couple of quick things. Regarding this post and others that ask about HIV outside the body you post that it cannot remain infectious outside the host. Does this mean HIV can always be detected in blood etc (either dried or wet).... but cannot infect? So pretty much the instant the blood leaves the body it can be detected but no infect?
thanks
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