A question: How to know

[karap]

Hi,
       Few days ago, there was a post on tis frum and information there on google also that 3 health care workers serconverted by 12 months and lots of information over the internet also, that Hepatitis C and HIV co-ifection can take longe till 12 months to seroconvert. I have a question that how a person will know that he or she is not co-infected and may take longer. A person should get tested for both Hep. C and HIV to rule out possibility of longer time?? But ofourse these are documented cases. Plz comment.

[Teak]

Good night blood donor.

[chrisfriendbackforever]

Teak ty for clearing this 12 months window period., I thought I was worry well

[Teak]

That is all the occupational exposures. HIV is not an easy virus to contract.

[Ausguy]

What I mean is, is every exposure to blood listed as an occupational exposure or just the ones from people who are HIV+ when determining the 900,000 number?

Just curious.

[Teak]

HIV is a bloodborne disease. That is the only way you contract it.

[Ausguy]

Do those occupational exposures only include exposure to fluids of persons HIV+?

[ExtremeStress]

that is good information to know! 150 people out of 900,000? Damn! That is low has hell with a very scary exposure! I hope others read into that and understand the chances of infection!

[Teak]

By testing. There is no information that people seroconvert by 12 months. It is the healthcare insurance company and OSHA's guidelines for testing up to 1 years for anyone that has an occupational exposure. There have been over 900 thousand occupational exposures since the beginning of HIV. Less than 150 people have been infected.