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Will HIV Transmit By Sprinkling Water In Eyes With Gloves Used For Treating HIV Patient?
Hi I work in cath lab. One day a patient came with hiv possitive in cath lab,the procidure was invasive,after completing the procidure a nurse with gloves with blood washed her hand and by mistake sprinkled that water in my eye so that can transmit hiv to me
Mon, 21 Apr 2014
welcome, the chance of having HIV is very low. but this type of action is bad.
the HIV transmit by having sex with infected people and by blood contact like sharing of needle , open cut with blood contact from infected person.
thank you.
the HIV transmit by having sex with infected people and by blood contact like sharing of needle , open cut with blood contact from infected person.
thank you.
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