Do I have HIV from this situation/symptoms? Please help.

[Sigman2020]

Hello,

I was at an adult viewing booth when a guy spit on his fingers and licked his fingers and stroked his penis, then he came over to me and put his finger up my anus. I did not expect this. I'm worried because what if he had precum or blood mixed with his saliva on his fingers when he fingered my anus? Can I get HIV this way, even if there is precum or blood with the saliva on his finger when he entered my anus? A week later, I have night sweats two nights in a row and a low-grade fever. I also have a dry cough and throbbing headache that hasn't stopped for two days. Tired as well. Please see my below 3 questions:

Did I get HIV from the situation described above?
If he had saliva mixed with his precum and/or blood and fingered my anus, can I get HIV from this?
What are these symptoms from?

Please help. Thanks.

[Sara_MHModerator]

Your question has been fully answered that you did not have a risk.  We recommend seeing a doctor for your health concerns but they are not HIV related.  

*** thread closed***

[mike_no]

1. This virus is fragile and the kind of cut you are describing will never produce enough blood for it to fuse with the host cell. It takes a huge gapping wound, bleeding profusely to cause a risk. Practically, he had to had a finger that was chopped off that very moment to cause an infection. Logically, in such a scenario the priority will be to get to an ER and not poke it into someone's anus with it.

2. Inserting a finger in to anus will not tear the lining of the rectum to expose the mucus membrane.

The above stated 2 points are the reason why no one ever, in the history of this disease has acquired HIV from such exposure.

You are not going to be the first one, if you are still worried about dying from this, you should be worried about dying from getting hit by a  meteoroid, because the likelihood of it happening to you is astronomically higher than you contracting this virus.

We have tried rationalising your situation. However, you have persistently neglected the support offered, your behaviour is leaning towards an anxiety disorder and we can't help you with that, this is an HIV prevention forum and you don't have any relevant concern. Please see a therapist for your original issue.

We wish you the best.

[Sigman2020]

Thank you for your answer, however I got my bloodwork back and my WBC was a 5.0. Being sick with these symptoms (headache, fever, coughing  phlegm, fatigue, muscle aches, itching), I thought my WBC would be elevated. Is this signifying HIV with a 5.0 WBC while being sick? This count doesnt make sense to me. Please help.

[Sigman2020]

Can you please answer my last comment above about the bloodwork/symptoms? Its pondering to me.  Thank you.

[Chima7]

Have you found a therapist yet? Because instead of coming back here and wasting your time asking questions about a disease that has nothing to do with you, you should've been talking to a therapist about why you are so convinced that you would acquire HIV in a way that is not even scientifically possible.

[Sigman2020]

Just trying to get an answer based on my last comment. Can someone with the expertise please answer? Thank you.

[mike_no]

No. You are absolutely negative.

Even with the factors you have described, there is not even smallest degree of risk associated.

No one can tell you that from an internet website, you have to go see a doctor for a check-up. Our best guess is HIV related anxiety, it's always seen these sort of symptoms happening to 10/10 people posting about a total non-risk exposure. Although, in your case it could be just some kind of commonly occuring microbial infection as well but certainly not HIV. See a doc for a correct assessment.

[Sigman2020]

Why is this a total non-risk situation/exposure? Can you please elaborate on your answer based on my detailed question above? Does anyone else care to respond? Thank you.

[Sigman2020]

I read that the anus is an entry point because it's a mucous membrane etc. Can you please elaborate on why this is a no risk situation?

[Chima7]

Because fingers don't spread HIV, regardless of any cuts or scrapes or hangnails, etc. That's not how HIV is spread. In an adult, it's only possible to get infected through unprotected anal or vaginal sex and by sharing IV drug needles with infected users. Nothing you've posted is even close to any of those scenarios, so you're worrying about a non issue.

[Sigman2020]

But blood or precum on a finger entered into the anus would be a risk, correct? Those are infected fluids. Why am I not understanding this? Can you please clarify once more for me? Much appreciated.

[Chima7]

No that's not correct. Bodily fluids exposed to air are no longer infectious for HIV. I don't know why you're not understanding this because it's very simple. I explained the only ways you'd be at risk for HIV and you're asking questions about something that is completely different and not related to any of the risks.

[Sigman2020]

One last question..Technically, if he had a bleeding cut on his finger while it's in my anus, it's not exposed to air, correct? So the virus would still be alive. Can you please explain why this is not a risk? This is my last question. Confused here. Thank you.

[Chima7]

Look, you're clearly suffering from unnecessary anxiety about this. People's fingers don't just spontaneously start bleeding. You know this already. You're literally making up nonsense due to your anxiety. Please seek therapy. It's not necessary to be this anxious about a non risk and the only way you'll be able to move past this is with some serious counseling one on one. Please Google for a therapist near you who takes your insurance and get the help you truly need.