Infectious Diseases - November 2006

RECENTLY I VISITED A LAB TO GET MY MALARIAL TEST DONE, BUT I NOTICED THAT THE LAB TECHNICIAN HAD FRESH BLOOD STAINS ON HIS GLOVES WHEN HE INSERTED A NEW BUTTERFLY NEEDLE INTO MY VEIN. HE HAD OPENED THE NEW NEEDLE AND UNWINDED THE PLASTIC TUBE WITH THOSE BLOOD STAINED GLOVES. ALSO THE TIP OF THE NEEDLE HAD TOUCHED THE PLASTIC TUBE BEFORE HE INSERTED THE SAME INTO MY VEIN..I AM VERY MUCH CONCERNED AND SCARED THAT IF THOSE BLOOD STAINS ON HIS GLOVES CARRIED HIV GERMS THEN CAN I ACQUIRE HIV GERMS THRU THIS MODE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW THAT WHAT SHOULD I DO? IS THERE A NEED TO GET MYSELF TESTED. WHICH TEST DO I HAVE TO GO FOR? I SINCERELY NEED HELP AND AM SCARED TO DEATH.

2006-11-21 22:24:17 · 13 answers · asked by harshaddsh 1

2006-11-21 22:07:20 · 1 answers · asked by shaunsheila70 1

2006-11-21 19:54:58 · 15 answers · asked by mango 2

2006-11-21 19:41:04 · 6 answers · asked by shaunaxo 2

2006-11-21 19:34:35 · 1 answers · asked by careercollegestudent69 4

2006-11-21 18:07:59 · 3 answers · asked by g m 2

2006-11-21 15:31:40 · 7 answers · asked by Mattman 6

What are its components?

2006-11-21 14:50:44 · 21 answers · asked by geniusflightnurse 4

ive been sick since sunday and it started out with a nasty cough, and eventually i started getting chills, my head hurts, my nose is runny and today i started to get a fever of around 100.5, the doctor didnt really check me he just prescribed me cough medicine but ive been getting worse, does it sound like i have the flu or just the common cold?

2006-11-21 13:51:07 · 8 answers · asked by Samantha G 1

2006-11-21 13:41:19 · 4 answers · asked by DeAd DiScO 4

i've had strep throat since yesterday, and went to the doctors office today and am on antibiotics; is it safe to have people over for dinner on thursday?

2006-11-21 13:10:20 · 4 answers · asked by SG2009 1

During routine blood work last week my Hepatitis C test came back positive. The doctor showed me that a 1 or less is negative and mine came back 1.1 which is wierd. He said that all of my liver tests came back totally normal and since I have no tatoos, never used drugs, etc... he wants me to re-test. He said errors happen and my test is very low. All other tests like my white blood count, etc.... were fine. I don't know what to make of all of this.
Anybody have an idea?

Thank you.

2006-11-21 11:32:21 · 9 answers · asked by Mike D 1

2006-11-21 09:54:45 · 4 answers · asked by pollywollydoda 3

It almost feels like it's being filled up or something. Especially after a physical activity. And I get a lot of gases after that. I went to the doctor and they said there is nothing to worry about. Could it be mono? I also got a sore throat and a cold.

2006-11-21 09:43:18 · 5 answers · asked by rUready2jump 1

what kind of respirator is needed to provide responders protection against ricin?

2006-11-21 09:22:43 · 2 answers · asked by leeannzer86 1

2006-11-21 08:24:58 · 8 answers · asked by giordanolois 1

to get things straight, the only safe way to not catch any of these terrible diseases these days is to both go to a clinic and get checked out before you consent to sex.
now for the question, if one partner has hpv and the other is vaccinated what are the chances of catching the disease? is it completely eliminated from the clean partner? with a condom?
just something that caught my attention on tv.

2006-11-21 07:56:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would like to know about Hepatitis Be chronic and carrier treatment, is there is a cure, how can the virus be killed, how can you cure so it will reverse the transmission. Is there any financial assistance for those who can not afford a private treatmente. wiill the SSI pays for Diasability benefits?

thank you

2006-11-21 07:00:46 · 4 answers · asked by no ar 4

2006-11-21 06:53:17 · 8 answers · asked by sharon b 1

my question is can a body fluid ( urine , semen ) stay infectious after it has been on a surface for more than 24 hrs

Im scared coz yesterday at work there appeared to be something "wet" on one of the keys i feared it to be the eorst eg. urine or semen, now that it may have dried overnight, im scared if i touch keys now, can it cause an infection ??

2006-11-21 06:25:22 · 3 answers · asked by KHAN J 1

my husband's hair on his forearms has been just falling out!! is this normal? could there be something wrong??

2006-11-21 05:20:11 · 4 answers · asked by sunshine 1

Is this drug used to clean your system from drugs usage?

2006-11-21 05:14:34 · 8 answers · asked by hall_lajuan 1

2006-11-21 04:45:24 · 9 answers · asked by BernDawg 1

if you get somone elese urine on your hands and then it dries up etc , what is the worst possible case in regards to infection and disease??

2006-11-21 04:41:23 · 9 answers · asked by KHAN J 1

2006-11-21 03:48:51 · 1 answers · asked by himself202 1

2006-11-21 03:38:17 · 6 answers · asked by mom of 7 4

Mortuary, Undertaker, Embalming, and Cosmetizing

2006-11-21 03:27:28 · 3 answers · asked by Terry B 1

2006-11-21 02:39:08 · 1 answers · asked by theophelia 1

If you’ve had Chicken Pox once can you get them again?

2006-11-21 01:26:31 · 20 answers · asked by Rene G 1

can the jelly destroy the condom, or diminish it's safety to what concerns contracting disease in any way??

please, serious answers

2006-11-20 21:35:42 · 4 answers · asked by mario_rew 2