Question 1

how long does hiv virus live once on counter if blood spill?

Accepted Answer

HIV: life outside: Hiv needs a host or culture in a range of the average body temperature. Outside a body, the virus is fragile and dies within minutes if it is allowed to dry up.  Hiv can sometimes stay alive for days inside needles of used syringes because there is enough blood to keep it from drying out.

Question 2

if a blood spill is cleaned up with just alcohol  prep pads would it kill the virus in the blood if we don't know thatpatient has hiv or anything else?

Accepted Answer

No. : Alcohol swabs alone are not virucidal or virustatic. Use designated wipes or desinfectants labeled for that purpose.

Question 3

dishwaher got big cut n now i open restaurant after 2 hours of incident.is it possible to get hiv from his blood spill on benches or eating food.

Accepted Answer

Unlikely : Transmission of HIV virus is unlikely to occur under the circumstances you have presented. If you are positive for the virus, it would be responsible for you to make sure your fluids have been cleaned to reduce the exposure to others.   If I have misunderstood your question, please repost so a more appropriate answer can be posted.

Question 4

i got spill of blood in my eyes from a patient. can i get hiv?

Accepted Answer

: If the patient has HIV, you are at risk. If you work at the hospital, your hospital can test the patient. If the patient has HIV, you should get post-exposure prophylaxis. Talk to the employee health folks at your hospital.

Question 5

for how long does hiv virus survive when blood is exposed to air? like for how long it will survive on razor blade?

Accepted Answer

: There are few in any cases of anyone ever catching HIV through shared razors or other contact with blood in the environment. It's a theoretical risk that rarely if ever happens. Therefore, duration of HIV survival doesn't matter:  however long it survives, nobody gets infected. Play it safe and never share razors without disinfection -- but that's mostly to prevent infections other than HIV.

Question 6

how long does hiv virus survive on dry surface when it's body fluids or blood that carries it has been washed by water only and stay without visible blood on it for 16days can surface still carry hiv with no visible blood for 16days?

Accepted Answer

: HIV cannot be transmitted through above mentioned mechanism unless fresh contaminated blood on it, the virus does not live on inanimate surfaces or in the air. There is still a risk for transmission for other germs and the wound should be watched closely until healed. Check cdc.gov for reliable information regarding HIV transmission.

Question 7

is it possible to get hiv through touching dry blood on money and putting hand in mouth? how long hiv virus live outside a host?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely to happen: That said, a woman in her late 20's would have been vaccinated against the more dangerous strains of genital HPV, right? We vaccinate all persons when they reach middle school age. If a person missed his or her vaccines, or only got the earlier vaccine versions that had fewer strains of protection, she can ask a primary care doctor about Gardasil-9 vaccine. The doctor can examine the vulva too.

Question 8

can hiv virus be transmitted if a person touches a vinyl chair that had blood on it that that was not cleaned properly?

Accepted Answer

No risk: HIV is never transmitted by exposure to blood or infected fluids in the environment. If no sex and no needle sharing, there is no risk for HIV. Don't worry about it.

Question 9

could you tell me if there is dried blood on my desk at school could i catch the hiv virus or aids virus?

Accepted Answer

Low risk: If the blood is from an infected person and it gains entry into a sore on your skin or mucus membrane you could acquire the infection, but the risk is low. Please inform the authorities so that the spot may be neutralized.

Question 10

how long can hiv virus survive outside human body in dried blood & liquid blood under normal circumstances ?

Accepted Answer

It doesn't: It doesn't survive.  There is no transmission of HIV in this scenario at all. There are other viruses such as hepatitis c or hepatitis b. But, HIV does not survive at all and is not a risk in the scenario you describe.

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If a blood spill is cleaned up with just alcohol prep pads would it kill the virus in the blood if we don't know thatpatient has hiv or anything else?

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Dishwaher got big cut n now i open restaurant after 2 hours of incident.is it possible to get hiv from his blood spill on benches or eating food.

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I got spill of blood in my eyes from a patient. can i get hiv?

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For how long does hiv virus survive when blood is exposed to air? like for how long it will survive on razor blade?

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How long does hiv virus survive on dry surface when it's body fluids or blood that carries it has been washed by water only and stay without visible blood on it for 16days can surface still carry hiv with no visible blood for 16days?

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Is it possible to get hiv through touching dry blood on money and putting hand in mouth? how long hiv virus live outside a host?

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Can hiv virus be transmitted if a person touches a vinyl chair that had blood on it that that was not cleaned properly?

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Could you tell me if there is dried blood on my desk at school could i catch the hiv virus or aids virus?

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How long can hiv virus survive outside human body in dried blood & liquid blood under normal circumstances ?

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