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Risk of hiv transmition
Yesterday I went to get the tartar in my mouth and bleed, would I be infected with hiv through medical equipment? Thanks. I see the doctor bring this equipment from the handbag, but i am not sure with Saliva suction rod.
No risk. Were your other threads that were closed about hiv and this kind of situation?
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I am sorry but my old thread is about fluid vaginal with penis.
So if the equipment just have used for the other people before, can i be in the risk with hiv. many thanks.
So if the equipment just have used for the other people before, can i be in the risk with hiv. many thanks.
This answers all of your HIV questions, and if you can think of any more just reread about the 3. You had zero risk therefore testing is irrelevant to your situation because you had zero risk. 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.
The only way to get HIV is if you did one of the 3. 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.
No reason to have worries about a dentist. because dentist is not one of the 3.
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.
The only way to get HIV is if you did one of the 3. 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.
No reason to have worries about a dentist. because dentist is not one of the 3.
And this action is from yesterday
You didn't have a risk, you don't need to test, you were given the scenarios for potential HIV risks. Please accept it and move on.
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