about hiv

[SSS777516]

I hitched a ride with two gay men and the neck pillow I was sitting on was a rotten, leathery one and the gay man in the passenger seat only let me know when I got in the car that if he was also punctured and left blood on it, is there any risk that he would stab me and bleed me while I was still rubbing the wound?

[Sara_MHModerator]

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[GuitarRox]

Whew, okay. So, HIV is transmitted in very specific and known ways. They include having unprotected vaginal or anal sex or sharing IV needles to inject drugs.  You can't get hiv from objects.  Air inactivates the virus.  You will not get HIV from using a pillow with whatever you think was wrong with it of gay guys. Not to mention that just being gay does not mean AT ALL that they are HIV.

[AnxiousNoMore]

No, he didn't stab you.

[SSS777516]

But the pillow was sharp enough to scratch me and leave a little blood, which means the gay guy could've been stabbed, too

[GuitarRox]

That does not in any way pose a risk for HIV.  Pillow don't give you hiv.  They could slice you open and you won't get HIV from a pillow. Read the three ways you can get it . . .1. unprotected, penetrating vaginal sex.  2. unprotected, penetrating anal sex. and 3. injecting DRUGS with IV needles that you have SHARED.  NO RISK. Period That won't change and please don't ask the question again.

[SSS777516]

sn't there any other way than what you said?

[GuitarRox]

No. There is not.  You can't get HIV from a pillow, sir.  And it's kind of inflammatory to insinuate that just because they guys are gay that they have a car with hiv.  I mean . . .   come on.  But for the sake of a risk assessment, NO you cant' get hiv from an object as air inactivates the virus.

[SSS777516]

Because I got cut when he let me sit on it, which means he could have gotten cut and there could have been blood on it, so how long does it take for the virus to die from exposure to air?

[GuitarRox]

Your fear is anxiety driven.  I understood how you think the pillow would result in HIV being transmitted. But A. it's kind of homophobic to assume all gay people have HIV. It's a small percentage of the population that are hiv positive. B. You have been informed what the actual risks of HIV are. C. you've been informed that air inactivates the virus immediately so a pillow on a car rest even if it sliced you open would NOT give you hiv, it's exposed to air.  And D. have been told in every post made to you that this is no risk.  I think you are best served to find help for what is likely an anxiety disorder.  There is no risk of HIV here.

[SSS777516]

Does the virus in undried blood lose its infectivity as soon as it leaves the body?

[SSS777516]

Leaving the body's blood but not drying, is it contagious at this time?

[GuitarRox]

This is the last time we will answer you on this.  Blood on any type of object from a sharp piece of metal to a soft pillow to someone's hand will NOT Infect another person with HIV.  Transmission takes place INSIDE the body such as with intercourse that a condom isn't used. It's a difficult virus to get with a low transfer percentage even with known risks, it's less than one percent chance. And this is no risk.  Can not keep answering the same question for you.  NO RISK.

[SSS777516]

Are you saying there's still a low probability that I'm asking you this question, or is there no probability at all?

[GuitarRox]

NO chance. I was saying if you did one of the three ways that you 'could' get hiv, it's still less than 1 percent chance you would. And you had ZERO risk as you didn't have an exposure that involved any of those ways.  This should clear up ALL your questions. NO RISK

[SSS777516]

What if I rub the wound repeatedly as soon as I get hurt?