HIV life in syringe

[AfsanaPak]

Hi Experts

I am from Pakistan. Here there is common practice to re-use syringe and niddle. I bought new syringe and niddle to inject medicine. But it seems it Re-cycled one. I bought it before 10 days and kept at home and then used for inject medicine after 10 days. I haven't not shared it with anyone.

Could HIV virus stays for 10 days in niddle and if it re-used before 10 days?

Does temperature change kill the virus in the syringe which is air tight?

Also CDC suggest virus stays viable in niddle for 42 days.

I am worrying about after hearing this news.  

Please help me on this.
  

[AfsanaPak]

Could anybody answer my two questions?

1.  I have purchased new syringe and used after 10 days to inject medicine. if it recycled or used, virus
     stays viable for air tight condition. as there is no air.  could it be infectious after 10 days also?

2.  what time temperature will take to kill virus in syringe? Will it take more than 10 days ?

[GuitarRox]

You've asked the same question now several times.  The needle was not used.  You seem to have anxiety and I'd research how you can work on that anxiety. And your reference as to what happened to kids in Pakistan is a completely different situation than what you describe. Your anxious mind is running away with you.  Call the company you bought the syringes from. Ask them your questions.  There is debate how long HIV will be live in a syringe that is reused.  We aren't going to answer anymore questions about that.  

[GuitarRox]

But your assumption that they'd gather a bunch of used needles and repackage them as new is unfounded.  That is certainly different than a clinic setting not changing needles inbetween patients of finding a used needle on the street from a drug user and reusing it.  There is ZERO evidence these needles are reused other than your anxious fretting.

[AnxiousNoMore]

I'm sure you know the meaning of "instantly" so reread.

[AfsanaPak]

You are talking about air which is not there in air tight condition.  Please answer these two questions.

1.  I have purchased new syringe and used after 10 days to inject medicine. if it recycled or used, virus
     stays viable for air tight condition. as there is no air.  could it be infectious after 10 days also?

2.  what time temperature will take to kill virus in syringe? Will it take more than 10 days ?

[GuitarRox]

These are injectable syringes he is speaking of, anxiousnomore, not talking about a needle stick.  

[AnxiousNoMore]

GuitarRox. Thanks. Got it.

[GuitarRox]

You purchased a packaged new needle.  That is different than a health care setting using used needles one after the other on people. There is no reason to believe that the packaged, new needle you bought was actually a used one.  Your anxiety is running away with you here.  

[AfsanaPak]

Its very common practice here. you might have heard news related to children infection.

Could you please answer below  two questions.

I have purchased new syringe and used after 10 days to inject medicine. if it recycled or used, virus stays viable for air tight condition. as there is no air.  could it be infectious after 10 days also?

what time temperature will take to kill virus in syringe? Will it take more than 10 days ?

[AfsanaPak]

I didn't get the answer. I am not repeating anything. Please answer these two questions.

I have purchased new syringe and used after 10 days to inject medicine. if it recycled or used, virus stays viable for air tight condition. as there is no air.  could it be infectious after 10 days also?

what time temperature will take to kill virus in syringe? Will it take more than 10 days ?

[GuitarRox]

I did answer.  If you purchased a new syringe, that is not a reused needle.  That is not what happened to the children that you speak of. They were not recycled needles that you bought but new. Anxiety is making you think there is a possibility that the needles weren't really new.  I am guessing there is little help for mental health issues in your country?  But perhaps you could find some online resources. There is nothing written here to make anyone without anxiety suspect that the needles were used.  If they were, yes, you'd have a concern.  A shared or used syringe that is used for injection (not needle poke) has a longer time that the virus would be alive. But this is your anxiety that is making you think these needles are used.  What type of medicine were you injecting?

[AfsanaPak]

Its steroids for inflammations. It stays more than 10 days in syringe?  

[AnxiousNoMore]

It is dead instantly from air (so in your case being "airtight" will kill it instantly), but if it had some hiv in blood you might get infected if you shared it quickly with someone - that didn't happen so you should stop worrying.

[AfsanaPak]

Hi Sir,

Its very common practice in here in my country.  We have head many news like that.

I have two questions.

I have purchased new syringe and used after 10 days to inject medicine. if it recycled or used, virus stays viable for air tight condition. as there is no air.  could it be infectious after 10 days also?

what time temperature will take to kill virus in syringe? Will it take more than 10 days ?

Please answer those questions.