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Today in UK the olympic committe said to the atlhete not to shake hands to avoid getting viruses. Do you think this apply to HIV/HepC? I shake a lot of hands with people from hospitals etc as I help a charity association. Very often among the people I shake hands with there are people with HIV+ or HepC. All great people with a big hearth don't get me wrong that I want to keep meeting.
As I'm married and potentially would like more kids do you think I can risk being infected if shaking hands? Sometimes I have bruises or small cuts here and there. Never with fresh blood though. Can I stop worrying? I really want to keep serving this fundation.
As I'm married and potentially would like more kids do you think I can risk being infected if shaking hands? Sometimes I have bruises or small cuts here and there. Never with fresh blood though. Can I stop worrying? I really want to keep serving this fundation.
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HIV is not transmitted by casual contact, and this includes shaking hands. If it were that easily transmitted, far more would be infected. If both people shaking hands had wounds deep/big enough to transmit HIV, the blood would be noticeable, and most likely you wouldn't be shaking hands.
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HIV is not transmitted by casual contact, and this includes shaking hands. If it were that easily transmitted, far more would be infected. If both people shaking hands had wounds deep/big enough to transmit HIV, the blood would be noticeable, and most likely you wouldn't be shaking hands.
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Going back to my worry for the handshake with a HIV+ may I ask why if handshake is not a risk nurses etc are asked to wear gloves? It means there is a potential risk to get infected trough hands?
Sorry did not want to upset anybody just concerned about my young son, I think I'm allow to be don't tou think? Again apologies to keep asking
Dear all, may I ask you why so many people keep worrying about this non existant risk (me included)? Is it just ignorance (like in my case) or because sometimes happened of people that got infected trough casual contacts, handshaking, touching towels, fingers in mouth after touching blood or semen? Thank you just a clarification for a possible debate. Thanks
Sorry again my wife and I are really worried, our son touched the towel with blood only few minutes after the fresh blood has been left in the towel, then he put his fingers with the blood touched from the towel in his mouth....I just wanted to ask if the risk is higher since it happened only few minutes and blood was still fresh in the towel. Apologies but we are worried for our son
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 abusers
Mother to child
Unprotected penetrative anal and/or vaginal sex
Sharing works with other IV drug abusers
Mother to child
For NONE you mean no risk for my son to have touched the blood from the towel and put his hands in his mouth? Thanks
For the same reasons I believe we cannot get HIV from a towel. A friend of mine possibly HIV+ as he sleeps with many women had blood from his nose and he was in my flat. He used a towel. Two minutes later my son (4yrs old) used the same towel to dry his hands and face. Few seconds later he put the hands that touched the towel with fresh blood in his mouth. Please let me know what you think, is my son at risk? Thanks
You were never at risk, wouldn't matter if you and the other party had cuts on your hands. 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.
NOTHING that you have described put you at risk for contracting hiv
you had NO risk
you had NO risk
Can someone please tell me if you heard os somebody ever got infected trough touching blood on someone else hand? Thanks
Thank you, do you know how many cases happens of infections trough handshake with blood then?
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hiv is not transmitted through casual contact...this includes shaking hands.
hiv is not transmitted through casual contact...this includes shaking hands.
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