hiv transmission

[mwizards23]

I work at in drive.thru and someone gave me cash . a customer gave me some change & I noticed that there was a spot of blood on one of the coins. I then looked at one of my fingers and noticed a small spec of the blood had got on it.  I don't have any cuts at least that i cant see with the naked eye .I washed my hands like crazy and wore gloves throughout the night.but am freaking out.can i get it this way

any help and advice would be helpful

ps.been washing dishes in warm water at work before incident could that make a cut or break skin

[Andy Velez]

HIV is a very fragile virus. When exposed to the air in the ordinary course of things it virtually instantly becomes non-viable.

It is not passed through being on coins, food, doorknobs, toilet seats, dishwater, glasses, kissing including deep kissing, touching hands and other means and activities of everyday life.

You are worrying needlessly and of course there is no need for testing.

Sexually the only confirmed means of transmission are unprotected vaginal and anal intercourse. As long as condoms are always used for those activities you will be well protected.

[mwizards23]

Even thou it went from the coin, directly to my hands in a couple seconds

[Ann]

M,

If hiv were as easily transmitted as you're imagining, the whole world would be hiv positive by now.

In adults, hiv is transmitted through:

Unprotected anal intercourse.
Unprotected vaginal intercourse.
Sharing drug injecting equipment.

And that's it.

Here's what you need to know in order to avoid hiv infection:

You need to be using condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, every time, no exceptions until such time as you are in a securely monogamous relationship where you have both tested for ALL sexually transmitted infections together.

To agree to have unprotected intercourse is to consent to the possibility of being infected with an STI. Sex without a condom lasts only a matter of minutes, but hiv is forever.

Have a look through the condom and lube links in my signature line so you can use condoms with confidence.

ALTHOUGH  YOU DO NOT NEED TO TEST FOR HIV SPECIFICALLY OVER TOUCHING A COIN THAT MAY HAVE HAD BLOOD ON IT, anyone who is sexually active should be having a full sexual health care check-up, including but not limited to hiv testing, at least once a year and more often if unprotected intercourse occurs.

If you aren't already having regular, routine check-ups, now is the time to start. As long as you make sure condoms are being used for intercourse, you can fully expect your routine hiv tests to return with negative results.

Don't forget to always get checked for all the other sexually transmitted infections as well, because they are MUCH easier to transmit than hiv. Some of the other STIs can be present with no obvious symptoms, so the only way to know for sure is to test.

Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, correctly and consistently, and you will avoid hiv infection. It really is that simple!

Ann

[mwizards23]

Was working in class on a unit with classmates.Notice wet blood bout two drops immediately saw it on my hand and panicked.But notice i had a cut on my thumb, that i had without realizing it.But seeing the amount of blood on the unit i wonder could that have came from that small nic on my thumb .Also saw spots of blood on a napkin i dont remember touching at all. i dont think it was all my blood.Now wondering could i have gotten hiv if it was blood of a classmate and what if someone had it.

Also is the Hiv duo test is 4 weeks a reliable time to wait before someone can take and get good reliable results

[Ann]

M,

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Hiv is NOT transmitted outside the body in situations like this. Re-read the responses you've already had to a nearly identical concern.

YOU HAVE NOT HAD A RISK FOR HIV INFECTION and you do not need to test over either of these blood-outside-the-body fantasies scenarios of yours.


Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, correctly and consistently, and you will avoid hiv infection. IT REALLY IS THAT SIMPLE!!!

Ann