Hiv from bloody sink water

[wondering1]

Hello i was wondering if it possible to catch hiv from someone who is in the late stages of aids and  if  their blooddy sink water gets into a open cut on your finger?  The water sat for a atleast 15 min.

[Ptrk3]

Not possible.

I'm wondering why in 2018 there are people asking questions like this.

Stop it, please don't insult forum members with this ridiculous question, or insult whomever it is you may know, think you know, pretend you know, who may be the object of your inane and ignorant question.

Wonder no more and bother to educate yourself before you query again:

https://www.poz.com/basics/hiv-basics/hiv-transmission-risks

[wondering1]

ok cool, thanks, i am educating myself. sorry my question upset you, or any other humans.  I just had a question and i asked it.. didnt know it was a wrong question. sorry and thank you for the reply. my question is work related is why i asked..... i wont ask anymore question i guess on this site. i feel like i did something wrong? i see other people ask questions and they are not treated the way i was.

[Jim Allen]

AIDS refers to a set of symptoms and illnesses that occur at the very final stage of HIV infection. The term is not used medically speaking anymore and it does not give HIV wings or magic transmission powers. The persons medical stage of HIV infection changes nothing with regards to your risks or no risk as it is in this case.

When I hear "Late stages or AIDS or Full blown AIDS" I cringe and think to myself "oh gosh, is that the stage I get a free microwave oven from the state?
I should not laugh and, make fun of it however i must as I would hate to cry over this.

Anyhow, moving on the risk assessments is something we provide as volunteers to give back, however above all the main forum focus is to offer a safe support environment for members who are living with HIV.

Sadly we are use to coping in the "Am I infected" section with stigmatizing questions & attitudes from people who have concerns and testing questions justified or not. That said in this day and age with all the information available to the world your question is not only stigmatizing & paranoid, its sightly ludicrous and belongs to the 1980's.

Ptrk has provided you with a link to one of the lesson we publish and would like you to read before asking us questions.

https://www.poz.com/basics/hiv-basics/hiv-transmission-risks

Please also understand that HIV does not remain infectious once exposed outside the human body, as small changes in temperature,  pH / moisture levels, contact with air all damage the receptors needed to infect you thus rendering it unable to infect. 

This is so much so the case that nobody has been infected from day to day contact or sexually with fluids once exposed outside the confines of the human body despite scrapes, wounds, cuts, bumps

My advice is to move on with your life, and if you truly know someone living with HIV than perhaps read this: https://www.poz.com/basics/hiv-basics/newly-diagnosed and understand that people living with HIV/AIDS can with treatment live full, healthy and, normal lives medically speaking.

Here's what you need to know in order to avoid hiv infection:
Use condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, correctly and consistently, every time, no exceptions.

Keep in mind that some sexual practices which may be described as ‘safe’ in terms of HIV transmission might still pose a risk for transmission of other STI's, so please do get fully tested regularly and at least yearly for all STI's including but not limited to HIV and test more frequently if unprotected intercourse occurs

Also note that it is possible to have an STI and show no signs or symptoms and the only way of knowing is by testing.

More information on HIV Basics, PEP, TaSP and Transmission can be found through the links in my signature to our POZ pages, this includes information on HIV Testing

Kind regards

Jim

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[wondering1]

Thank you very much Jim. There are alot of mis informed web sites out there and you guys do a great service globally. THANKS AGAIN!