Question 1

how long does hiv live outside the body? wet and dry blood. thanks

Accepted Answer

Doesn't matter: The concern in questions like this, whether or not stated directly, is that HIV transmission might occur from contaminated environments or objects. But there are no such infections. The busiest HIV/AIDS clinics never have patients without traditional risk factors. That said, HIV is dead once blood dries, and probably survives idefinitiely if it remains wet. But it doesn't matter.

Question 2

how long does it take for hiv to survive in wet and dry blood deposited on the surface of a sharp object e.g shaving stick?

Accepted Answer

: You keep asking much the same question. Maybe a problem is the term "shaving stick", which usually means a product to stop bleeding of shaving nicks. But you also mention sharp instrument, maybe a razor? There could be slight risk, if used immediately after an HIV infected person, and if visible wet blood were on the blade. Otherwise no risk, and virus survival duration doesn't matter.

Question 3

i cleaned my ass with a wet wipe that had been in a surface where there was dried blood from a person with hiv,the blood had been there 2/3hours, after i cleaned my ass i looked the wipe and i didnt see blood in it,is it possible that i got hiv?

Accepted Answer

: Possible but very unlikely.  Time will tell.  Follow local recommendations on followup to possible hiv exposure. Time will tell.

Question 4

i have been worried because i cut myself with a shared shaving stick that has not been used for days. i don't remember seeing fresh wet blood on it. what's the likelihood of contacting hiv?

Accepted Answer

: Low risk. The HIV virus does not tolerate drying that would occur in the post. Some other viruses like hepatitis B are quite hardy and could be a risk in this setting.

Question 5

chance of hiv infection from sitting on a toilet seat with dried and or wet smeared blood with possible open cuts?

Accepted Answer

Zero: During the years in which there was no treatment, household contact NEVER led to infection. Barbara, what's really going on? Someone with open cuts on their bottom sits on a toilet seat smeared with WET blood? Even if this weren't bizarre and hugely improbable, a cut that's not actively bleeding is sealed with fibrin; a bleeding cut will wash virus away. Please get help with these fears.

Question 6

does non ionic active wet wipes kill hiv virus? i cleaned blood by wet wipes that includes non ionic active matter?

Accepted Answer

Any cleaner is OK: Any cleaner, ionic or non-ionic, instantely kills HIV. However, it doesn't matter very much. HIV is never transmitted by contact with the virus in the environment. If no sex or injection drug use with shared equipment, you will never be at risk for HIV.

Question 7

if blood is dried, after making it wet again does it activate hiv virus or virus is dead even if making blood wet again???

Accepted Answer

: Once dried HIV is dead and cannot be revived.

Question 8

its true virus cannot survive in an hiv positive drop of dried blood but what if a person touched a tiny wet drop of blood and has a cut?

Accepted Answer

In hospitals: In hospitals, the risks of exposure to blood borne virus is taken very seriously.  Precisely the example you've given is what they try to prevent.  So, while minimal, there is a risk of infection.

Question 9

hello experts i want to know can hiv survive on band aids or wet tissues . i know it's not blood on them but can other general secretions be present on them .

i do not like to use wet items .can hiv live on them even if wet ?or does air kill hiv

Accepted Answer

Transmission of HIV: For purposes of transmission, I do not know of any transmission through environmental surfaces. Though checking through the Center of Disease Control Website might give you the latest information. Blood secretions, vaginal secretions, donor organs...are culprits. I would suggest that you be evaluated by a physician and obtain laboratory tests ruling out HIV and other possible infectious agents.

Question 10

can new stitched wound due to normal birth delivery contract hiv if get in touch with wet blood on toilet bowl? should i get tested for hiv?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If the wound still has open areas and the blood is from and HIV positive person

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How long does hiv live outside the body? wet and dry blood. thanks

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How long does it take for hiv to survive in wet and dry blood deposited on the surface of a sharp object e.g shaving stick?

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I cleaned my ass with a wet wipe that had been in a surface where there was dried blood from a person with hiv,the blood had been there 2/3hours, after i cleaned my ass i looked the wipe and i didnt see blood in it,is it possible that i got hiv?

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I have been worried because i cut myself with a shared shaving stick that has not been used for days. i don't remember seeing fresh wet blood on it. what's the likelihood of contacting hiv?

A member asked:

Chance of hiv infection from sitting on a toilet seat with dried and or wet smeared blood with possible open cuts?

A member asked:

Does non ionic active wet wipes kill hiv virus? i cleaned blood by wet wipes that includes non ionic active matter?

A member asked:

If blood is dried, after making it wet again does it activate hiv virus or virus is dead even if making blood wet again???

A member asked:

Its true virus cannot survive in an hiv positive drop of dried blood but what if a person touched a tiny wet drop of blood and has a cut?

A member asked:

Hello experts i want to know can hiv survive on band aids or wet tissues . i know it's not blood on them but can other general secretions be present on them . i do not like to use wet items .can hiv live on them even if wet ?or does air kill hiv

A member asked:

Can new stitched wound due to normal birth delivery contract hiv if get in touch with wet blood on toilet bowl? should i get tested for hiv?

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