Scratch head skin

[Saudong88]

hello Jim and all! I read and know you say the Scratched and minor wound no risk,but what if the  hairdresser scratches 2-3 times my skin head?my story: the hairdresser has blood on her nail when she menicure a customer before me,she cut skin of customer and did it bleed,she use cotton cover,but maybe a little blood stick on nail of hairdresser from cotton.Then 20 seconds I come say she wash hair for me,I don't know her nail has blood,she scratched my skin head and it scratch,maybe bleed tiny,I cant see my skin head but I feel hurt.Am I risk if blood on her nail not yet dry? thank you

[Jim]

You did not get HIV from the hairdresser unless you had sex with them or shared needles (syringes) to inject drugs. 

Did you share syringes or have sex with the hairdresser?

[Saudong88]

No,Just blood on nail,I read on alot of website,say that blood hiv need 30 seconds to inactive in air,but my case,just 20 seconds! I want to know exactly hiv inactive in how many seconds with amout blood on nail? You written Hiv need sufficient quantity to infectious,a little blood on nail is enough quantity? Sorry my English not good

[Saudong88]

and you say all minor wound, scratch vv..not go to bloodstream,even these bleed?still not bloodstream,?

[Jim]

I want to know exactly hiv inactive in how many seconds with amout blood on nail?

It's rather an irrelevant question; you had no risk as there was no route for acquiring HIV.

She scratched your head whilst washing your hair, and it lacks any biological conditions that are simultaneously needed to acquire HIV; hence, nobody has ever acquired HIV the way you fear. Now, HIV is indeed fragile, and the receptors corrode in contact with the environment; it's one of several reasons day-to-day contact with PLHIV isn't an HIV risk to others. 

This is what I class as "the toilet seat question", as you might as well be asking me about the toilet seat because, for all the same reasons, the toilet seat isn't an HIV risk to you either.

My advice is that you move on with your life, forget about this and use condoms for any intercourse, and if you are sexually active, remember to test out of standard routine yearly. 

Whatever you decide to do, don't post about this again; thank you!

Here's what you need to know to reduce your HIV risks:
Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse correctly and consistently, with no exceptions. Consider talking to your healthcare provider about PrEP as an additional layer of protection against HIV

Keep in mind that some sexual practices described as safe in terms of acquiring HIV still pose a risk for other easier-acquired STIs. So please do get tested at least yearly for STIs, including but not limited to HIV, and more frequently if condomless intercourse occurs.

Also, note that it is possible to have an STI and show no signs or symptoms; testing is the only way to know.

Kind regards

Jim

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[Saudong88]

Hi Jim, I walked close to the sidewalk and stepped on a needle, causing a small hole in my toe,I know you will say the risk of hiv infection from discarded needles is an urban myth, but because the needle's piston is pressed against the sidewalk, I'm afraid the blood in the needle chamber will be pushed into my toe. When I step on it , can the blood in the discarded needle chamber transmit hiv?

[leatherman]

No corrí ningún riesgo. Aunque compartir agujas para inyectarse es un riesgo, eso se debe a que la sangre que contienen se transfiere rápidamente de una persona a otra. Dado que la exposición al aire y los cambios de humedad y temperatura destruyen la capacidad de transmisión del VIH, dos personas que comparten una aguja para inyectarse no tienen tiempo para que el VIH muera. Sin embargo, usted pisó una aguja que estuvo expuesta al aire y a los elementos, por lo que no hubo riesgo de contraer el VIH.
Que tengas un buen día,
Michael

Reducir los riesgos de contraer el VIH:
Sin excepciones, usa preservativos de forma correcta y constante para las relaciones sexuales anales o vaginales
Habla con un proveedor de atención médica sobre la PrEP como otra capa de protección

Hazte la prueba del VIH y otras ITS todos los años.
Si no usas preservativos o PrEP, hazte la prueba con más frecuencia

Algunas prácticas sexuales que se describen como seguras en términos de contraer el VIH aún representan un riesgo de contraer otras ITS que se adquieren con más facilidad. Es posible no mostrar signos ni síntomas de una ITS, por lo que la prueba es la única forma de saberlo.

Hazte la prueba al menos una vez al año para detectar ITS, incluido el VIH, entre otros, y con más frecuencia si tienes relaciones sexuales sin preservativo.

¿Cuál es la ÚNICA forma de saber si te has infectado con el VIH o una ITS?
Hazte la prueba.

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[Saudong88]

Thank you,but I heard that the blood in the needle is airtight and HIV can live in it for a long time if the blood is not dry,Do I have to use pep?

[Jim]

Please do not start a new thread every time you have another question or thought - regardless if you think your questions are related to each other or not.

If you cannot find your thread, click on the "Show own posts" link in the left-hand column of any forum page, under your name.

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[Jim]

I merged your posts. However, if you post outside of this thread again, they will be removed and you will be banned for 28 days.

Discarded needles in the community setting are not an HIV risk. It lacks the conditions needed for HIV to be transmitted and hence there has never been a case, and HIV is too fragile.

Sharing within a very short time after previous use to inject yourself with a quality of fluids temporarily stored would be and that didn't happen. 

Please don't post about this again, move on with your life!

[leatherman]

I heard that the blood in the needle is airtight and HIV can live in it for a long time if the blood is not dry

that is not true. outside the body, even inside an injection needle, HIV is subjected to changes in temperature and pH. unless you actively SHARED injection drugs with someone, you had NO risk. Please stop researching and asking about this situation.

Do I have to use pep?

NO! don't waste the resources on make-believe just because you keep asking here and don't like the answer that you had NO risk.