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HIV Prevention and Testing => Do I Have HIV? => Topic started by: masalasoda on June 04, 2006, 06:29:03 pm

Title: Is it possible for transmission through blood on a tissue
Post by: masalasoda on June 04, 2006, 06:29:03 pm

A couple weeks ago i picked up a tissue (that i thought was mine that i had dropped) off the ground. I do not remember if it had blood on it. I used it to wipe a cut. Should i go get myself tested.

Title: Re: Is it possible for transmission through blood on a tissue
Post by: RapidRod on June 04, 2006, 06:35:42 pm

NO.....

Title: Re: Is it possible for transmission through blood on a tissue
Post by: Ann on June 04, 2006, 07:06:40 pm

Masala,

As Rod says, NO.

Please read through the HIV Transmission Lesson (http://www.aidsmeds.com/lessons/Transmission1.htm)

Ann

Title: Re: Is it possible for transmission through blood on a tissue
Post by: masalasoda on June 04, 2006, 08:08:26 pm

even if the tissue was not mine and had some one elses blood

Title: Re: Is it possible for transmission through blood on a tissue
Post by: Ann on June 04, 2006, 08:18:53 pm

Masala,

You do NOT need to test for hiv infection because you picked up a tissue, even if it wasn't yours and even if there was blood on it.  Did you read the Transmission Lesson?

Ann

Title: Re: Is it possible for transmission through blood on a tissue
Post by: masalasoda on June 05, 2006, 09:54:14 pm

I know it says that u cant really get it this way but wat about the wiping of the cut. should i be worried about that.

Title: Re: Is it possible for transmission through blood on a tissue
Post by: Sae on June 05, 2006, 09:56:14 pm

No.  Your post was completely read including the wiping of your cut.

That is not how HIV is transmitted, no matter how complicated you try to make it.

No way, no how, no no no.

Sae
(who thinks maybe one more NO might help you)....NO

Title: Re: Is it possible for transmission through blood on a tissue
Post by: masalasoda on June 05, 2006, 09:56:41 pm

thank you

Title: Re: Is it possible for transmission through blood on a tissue
Post by: masalasoda on June 06, 2006, 04:00:40 pm

sorry to bother you ppl again. But wat if the cut i had was bleeding at the time. should i still nto worry about it.  And secondly. Is it possible for u to be transmitted if u got stabbed with a pencil.

Title: Re: Is it possible for transmission through blood on a tissue
Post by: Andy Velez on June 06, 2006, 04:12:03 pm

No, you will not get HIV from being stabbed with a pencil. The tissue wouldn't have made any difference even if you had been bleeding at the time.

Please stop with the what ifs. That's a very slippery slope to get yourself on to.

If you have a situation that actually happens and can give details about it that's the best way to get a reliable response.

And read the lessons here about transmission and also on testing.

Cheers,