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How Is HIV Transmitted?
Hello, I recently fell into a toilet containing fecal residue, and managed to cut myself on the back of the bowl. I did not see any blood in the bowl, however I was wondering if there was a chance of getting hiv if there were blood in this toilet. The cut was bleeding also. I may have also splashed some of the water around but I m not sure if any got in the cut.
Mon, 7 Jul 2014
Hi,
Sewage is highly unlikely to pose a risk because infectious HIV has never been isolated from faeces or urine. However, research by Thames Water has shown that HIVcan survive for several days in sewage in the laboratory. So Chances of HIV infection is least but there are chances of other infection .
So in my opinion visit nearby health care centre for
1) reporting the Incidence for data maintenance
2) emergency management
3)prophylaxis if required
4) definative management .
Hope this will help. For any queries feel free to ask .
THANKS N REGARDS
Sewage is highly unlikely to pose a risk because infectious HIV has never been isolated from faeces or urine. However, research by Thames Water has shown that HIVcan survive for several days in sewage in the laboratory. So Chances of HIV infection is least but there are chances of other infection .
So in my opinion visit nearby health care centre for
1) reporting the Incidence for data maintenance
2) emergency management
3)prophylaxis if required
4) definative management .
Hope this will help. For any queries feel free to ask .
THANKS N REGARDS
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No hiv can not fe transmitted by that route.blood to blood contact or sexual contact is necessary for transmission if hiv.till date no case is noted in which hiv is transmitted by this route. so don't worry. be relaxed.
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No generally hiv is transmitted through direct blood to blood contact or sexual contact. it is not transmitted by fecal contact. Moreover hiv virus cannot survive outside the body environment for lingtime. So you have negligible chance.dint worry at all.
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