HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions; therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside its host.
HIV is transmitted by;
Unprotected penetrative anal and/or vaginal sex
Sharing works with other IV drug users
Mother to child
ok, thank you and keep well!
Please reread the answers you ve already been given in your previous posts.
are you still there bestrong? sorry for annoying you if I do, i just need reasuarence so that i can put this to bed.
please respond.
thank you bestrong, I think after assesing my risks from this encounter, I can safely put this to bed now, i've struggling with this and have been so anxious, I know tha HIV does not survive in air but ther is alway that what if and that has been my weakness and documents from other sites that suggest confusing things like how long can the virus survive in open air outside the host and if it remains infactious outside the host. worst of all has been the guilt as I have a feance that I am marrying soon and and and...
so let me just ubnderstand you properly, are you saying touching the condom that has been in open air for over 10min and poking my bloody nose is a no risk even if the the lady i slept with was positive?
Hiv can not be transmitted this way. You ve already been answered that. It just cant! Air kills the virus! Simple!
thanks bestrong, But I'm a bit anxious and think that I may have put my self in danger by poking my nose after toucing a condom, and the blood made my situation worse, do you not think this was dangerous? I cant remeber washing my hands and Í'm afraid that i may have had some residual HIV from the outside of the condom which could be from the females vagailnal fluids, i so worried and anxious... id this possible at all?
Please reread the answers you ve already been given in your previous posts. They are honest and reliable.
Keep calm :)
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Sorry i made a mistake, see coreections in CAPS. i had sex with a condom, and about 10 minutes later, i inspected the condom anf threw it away and then i started to poke my nose and i saw a little bit of blood on my finger,I think it was about a minute or two after I touched the condom that was used 10(TEN) NTN 1m minutes ealier that I poked my nose. I am worried that I may have had transfared dry HIV into my nose and infected my nose. is it possible that i have infectedmyself this way? .