shaving head and shaving beard

[prem84]

i am living in rural area. in my family my Uncle is infected with HIV. barber used to visit once in month and he make shaving and hair cut of all male members inclulding my small niece. quite often my brother used to shave his head .
for shaving head barber dont apply any shaving cream on head he just uses water on head.
    my question is that
1. if we change the razor for each person does it rules out the odd of transmission of HIV from my uncle to all other.
as this prosses is one after other and blood contact may be possible in this small amount of time. may be due to water he uses in his small bowl for all people. may be the razor holder have small amount of residual blood.
2. DOES This  shaving cuts are so deep enough to take this hiv to blood stream even if the barber havent change the razor unknowingly
3. he uses same water and NAPKIN to all the people to clean any blood or extra hair
4. what will u suggest to keep all the member in my family out of risk . what precaution we should take to prevent any risk specially to kids in my family to whom HIV and its transmission is unknown
  plz writ to me . I M from india and rural area. Here hiv awareness is lagging behind

[Teak]

Go back and reread all the replies that you have been given since coming to this forum.

[Josh 29]

Transmitting common forms of germs and the HIV virus is not the same thing.  You asked about HIV.  HIV cannot be transmitted that way.  Everybody has germs and other assorted things which can be transferred in different ways, but not HIV, not this way.  No risk for HIV.

[prem84]

plz can u give the  scientific concept regarding it "HIV is not transmitted in that manner ".

[Teak]

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[prem84]

WHAT will be the opinion if i put this question in experts forum to either of H. Hunter Handsfield or M.D and Edward W Hook, MD
will they report this as completely no risk
and it is widely said that using of toothbrush and razor put you in risk.
even doctors use sterlised equipment for operation ?
so this is some what to do with razor also then why is not risky?

[Teak]

HIV is not transmitted in that manner.

[prem84]

Is any documented case of infection reported the scenario i mentioned above.
may be it look like nobody even bothered to test if such type of exposure takes place with them so none case found till now.
is it a zero risk ?
or is ther any kind of small risk ? taking into consideration exchange of blood through razor or razor holder. plz can u elaborate

[Teak]

HIV is not transmitted in that manner.

[Josh 29]

From About.com:

"Studies have proven time and time again that HIV does not survive well outside the human body. In artificially high concentrations produced in the lab, HIV drying that occurs outside of the body reduces the number of infectious viral particles by 99 percent in just a few hours. Since the concentration of HIV in blood or other bodily fluids is much lower, HIV drying outside the human body virtually eliminates all infectious HIV particles therefore making the risk of HIV infection from blood or bodily fluids outside the body essentially zero."

[Josh 29]

You do not have any risk from using the same razors, and none of your family is in any risk.  I hope your uncle is doing well.

[prem84]

plz ans me so that i can educate my family member as i m living away from my home, and cant present each time in this procedure