Can one get AIDS by injesting(eating) infected blood or food contanimated with blood that has HiV
2006-07-16 13:47:08 · 11 answers · asked by oyearun 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
The answer is of course yes, but no one bothered to find out why: here is how we know.
Babies born to mothers with HIV infection have only a 1/3 chance of being infected, even though they pass through the birth canal and often ingest the mother's blood. It is not known whether the babies who are infected get infected befroe birth or after in most cases. BUT, we don know that a major risk factor for infection afterwards is BREASTFEEDING. In the mother's milk are large numbers of lymphocytes which may carry HIV. When babies are breatfed, the rate of infection is more than doubled. Thus, ingestion of lymphocytes (which also circulate in the blood) is a sufficient cause to be infected by HIV. At least in babies. Whether the same holds for adults is uncertain, but investigation of the cases spread from infected dentists to their patients suggests that it may not need a sore in the mouth to absorb the HIV and establish infection, swallowing blood alone may very well be sufficient .
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1027.htm
2006-07-21 00:15:06 · answer #1 · answered by hobo_chang_bao 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The answer to this is "Yes". If the individual ingesting the contaminated blood has an open sore in or around the mouth, has a sore throat, has just had a tooth removed or has periodontal disease, then these can be ways for the transmission of HIV to occur.
As far as food that has been contaminated with blood... I would ask you to be more specific about the circumstances.
2006-07-16 14:46:03 · answer #2 · answered by Healthnut 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's part of an answer that I submitted for an older question regarding childbirth and HIV/AIDS: The mother and baby do not share the same blood supply in utero, but the maternal blood supply IS still connected to the fetal blood supply via the umbilical cord and placenta. It is possible for HIV to pass from the mother to the baby through the placenta, thereby infecting the baby. But the chances of HIV transmission are far greater during a vaginal birth and through breastfeeding. If an HIV positve mother received treatment prior to becoming pregnant and received treatment during her pregnancy to reduce the maternal viral load and also during labor and delivery, then the risk of transmission can be reduced. Electing to have a cesearean will also reduce the risk of the baby being infected, so that the baby is not exposed to HIV infected blood or vaginal/cervical secretions. But the baby would also have to receive antiretroviral treatment for several weeks after birth. Bottle-feeding the baby instead of breastfeeding is yet another way to reduce the risk of HIV transmission. While there are certain measures and precautions that can be taken to reduce the chances of HIV transmission to the baby, these measures are by no means 100% effective in preventing the baby from being infected. So it is possible for an HIV-positive mother to give birth to an HIV-free baby, with proper and timely medical intervention/treatment.
2016-03-26 20:59:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, no. Well, not if it's been siting out, or has been heated/cooked. What most people don't realize is that HIV, the virus, cannot live long outside of the body (due to change of temperature, and the presence of oxygen), or a syringe, or an airproof container of some kind, when the air touches it, it rapidly begins to die.
2006-07-17 19:55:23 · answer #4 · answered by WMR30 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drinking blood that is infected with HIV? Yes you can contract that- it is contact. Food contaminated with blood? How much blood? Not sure. Consult the website for more info:
http://www.cdc.org
2006-07-16 14:17:11 · answer #5 · answered by Simplystunning 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To clarify the circumstances: a canned fruit manufacturer in Thailand reported thousands of employees infected with the HIV virus cutting themselves and bleeding into cans. Quantity may be a bit off but that s the gist.
2015-08-06 05:56:28 · answer #6 · answered by Thomas 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would you do that?
Anyway, the answer is...possibly.
It can get into the system through mucous membranes and cuts. If there are cuts in your mouth, on your lips, or if you are subject to bleeding gums, it could happen.
2006-07-16 13:52:39 · answer #7 · answered by graysmom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the HIV virus would be destroyed by stomach acid
2006-07-16 13:51:08 · answer #8 · answered by petlover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-07-16 13:50:40 · answer #9 · answered by Ivanhoe Fats 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES Why would any one want to do this?
2006-07-16 13:50:39 · answer #10 · answered by ginaforu5448 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋