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HIV Prevention and Testing => Do I Have HIV? => Topic started by: baddog on October 08, 2006, 05:27:59 am

Title: Needle on the beach
Post by: baddog on October 08, 2006, 05:27:59 am

Just wondering how long HIV can live for inside a needle and syringe? I stuck myself with one on the beach and it drew blood. It did look a bit weathered so Im not worried at all, but would just like some figures on how long the virus can stay viable outside the body.

Title: Re: Needle on the beach
Post by: Andy Velez on October 08, 2006, 09:26:54 am

Read the lesson on transmission on this site. There's a link to it in the Welcome thread at the beginning of this section.

You are worrying needlessly about this beach incident. 

Cheers,

Title: Re: Needle on the beach
Post by: anniebc on October 02, 2008, 12:53:12 am

Figaro/Thomasdude

While I'm sure you meant well please stick to the rules of the forum:

"Only those Moderators and members who are authorized to answer questions in the Am I Infected? forum are permitted do so. Unauthorized responses may be deleted without permission of the poster. Repeatedly posting replies of this nature may result in a Time Out or permanent ban, at the discretion of the Moderator Team".

I have deleted your posts.
Thank you for your cooperation.

Jan

Title: Re: Needle on the beach
Post by: anniebc on October 02, 2008, 01:13:24 am

Baddog

The risk of transmission from discarded needles is

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extremely

low...as Andy has suggested please read the lessons here on how HIV is and is not transmitted.

Jan