Worried about symptoms and hiv transmission from blood exposure

[Jefreeroxy]

Doctor im from india before 3months I had an incident in which i touched some blood of a hiv person im a paramedical student..i took tridot test after 3days of exposure and after 89days had western blot test and after 94days thad tridot test all came out negative But im suffering from sore throat , swollen lymph nodes, neck and shoulder pain i heard that these are symptoms of acute hiv infection.. Are my tests conclusive  or not ?

[Sara_MHModerator]

You have been fully advised that you had no risk.  We are sorry you are so anxious but we can add nothing to no risk.

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[biology2017]

Test is conclusive

[AnxiousNoMore]

Reread my advice about air, touching, dead, 40 and meteor. You don't worry about being hit by a meteor as you read this, so your HIV fear is irrational.

[mike_no]

It is imperative for you to know as a paramedic that HIV can not be acquired through touching blood.

HIV transmission only takes place when the virus binds with certain immune cells of the body.  Which can only occur through the following risks as enlisted below :

1.Unprotected penetrative  anal or vaginal sex.

2. PWID - Needle sharing.

3. Transmission through blood transfusion. (This is rare as most blood products and blood transfusion are subjected to preliminary screening.)

Touching contaminated blood doesn't expose you to the virus in any way as the infected fluid is only contacting your skin which is an effective barrier.

Even for an occupational needle stick injury, that was used on an HIV+ individual - The risk is theoretic. If I have to quantify the risk, it is less than one half of 1%.

Ideally, the risk of you dying right now while reading this from falling off your chair would be way higher than acquiring HIV because that the simple needlestick might only reach the soft tissue and not a blood vessel directly.

You never needed to test.  Also,  the choice of testing was poor,  it didn't follow HIV testing protocol.  An individual only needs a Western Blot for confirmatory purposes of positive HIV anti body test. For preliminary HIV testing standard Antibody tests are recommended.

In your case you did not need a test as you never had a risk.  Hence,  your symptoms can not be associated with HIV.  Also, for some one with 'real risk', the stated testing results would imply definitive results.

You really need to really gear up your know-how about HIV's basic biology, it will help you to understand it's epidemiology, modes of transmission, prevention, testing and treatment approaches. You need to know the aforesaid to be a good paramedic practioner.

[Jefreeroxy]

I was concerned about it because at that time of touching that blood im having some paper cuts on my finger..

[mike_no]

Paper cuts would lead to scar tissue still wouldn't create a route to the blood vessel. No scope of transmission.

[Stalker69]

Touching is not a eay of catching hiv, and it's too late fore symptoms, so your symptoms must be from anxiety or other health problems
After 3 month is conclusive.

[Jefreeroxy]

Can anxiety cause swollen lymphnodes in back side of neck ? Is hiv tridot test at 94days(3months 4days) conclusive  for sure ?

[worried_angel]

Swollen lymphnodes can not be find by yourself. Consult a doctor to confrm if it really is - a swollen gland, or it's just your mind playing tricks so you are touching them and making them swallow. Don't touch them!

[Jefreeroxy]

Swollen lymph nodes are under skin and size of a nut.. I heard that the virus like hiv cause enlarged lymph nodes is this true ?please clear my doubt

[AnxiousNoMore]

See a mental health therapist because at this point your anxiety is a bit of a mental health problem. You aren't a doctor, and are making yourself anxious by pretending to be one.

[AnxiousNoMore]

This answers all of your HIV questions, and if you can think of any more just reread about the 3. You had zero risk so testing would be a waste of time.
HIV is a fragile virus, which is instantly inactivated in air and also in saliva which means it is effectively dead so it can't infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities. It doesn't matter if you and they were actively bleeding or had cuts at the time either because the HIV is effectively dead.  
Only 3 adult risks are the following:
1. unprotected penetrating vaginal with a penis
2. unprotected penetrating anal sex with a penis
3. sharing needles that you inject with. Knowing these 3 are all you need to know to protect yourself against HIV. The situation you describe is a long way from any of these 3.
Even with blood, lactation, cuts, rashes, burns, etc the air or the saliva does not allow inactivated virus to infect from touching, external rubbing or oral activities. Doctors have calculated the risk from what you describe to be less than that of being hit by a meteor, therefore no one will get HIV from what you did in the next 40 years of your life either. The above HIV science is 40 years old and very well established, so no detail that you can add to your encounter will change it from zero risk.
As a paramedical student, you should accept that there is no way for you to rule out a cold from someone coughing on your lips as the reason for these symptoms.