2006-08-08 11:43:34 · 6 answers · asked by srjione 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
According to medical sources, no.
Dried blood would certainly have no living HIV cells in it. The virus is actually not very hardy and only lives for a short while if exposed to air.
Saliva has enzymes and other digestive products in it that help you process food. These also would attack the HIV virus.
The best ways to make sure that you don't contract AIDS would be to:
1) Not have unprotected sex
2) Don't share needles
Babies can also be born with HIV if the mother has it. But fortunately there are drugs that have been shown to be effective in preventing this as well in many cases.
Touching or kissing a person with HIV will not transmit the disease.
Keep yourself safe and educated! It's YOUR responsibility, not anyone else's!
Why are you asking the question over and over again?!?!
2006-08-08 11:49:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay one of the main problems is:
HIV/AIDS weakens the immune system, so viruses and sores that cause ruptures in the mouth are more common. This causes INFECTED BLOOD to mix with the saliva.
As far as dried blood, Viruses aren't 'living' as other bacterial or amoeba style micro-organisms are per se.
Viruses in general are much smaller than bacteria, contain almost nothing aside from genetic code, and infect you simply by the fact that it's structure allows it to attach onto things and inject its RNA.
Dried blood is obviously much less volatile than a sloppy bloody kiss, but at the same time should any remaining virus be active while cleaning up dried blood, I wouldn't want to inhale too deeply.
2006-08-08 11:57:40 · answer #2 · answered by ymingy@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The HIV virus has a motility that resides in any and all body fluids. Whether its saliva, sperm or plasma. Once airborne, HIV is typically killed off immeditatly unless has a facilitated means of transportation. Dried blood would not be contagious.
What makes HIV so dangerous is its ability to perform reverse transcription within a cell.
2006-08-08 13:36:18 · answer #3 · answered by Emerson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is YES. It can be spread by saliva. It can also be spread by dry blood even though the chances are very small.
2006-08-08 12:21:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe I heard somewhere that HIV has a life of 24 hours outside of the body.
So dried blood would most likely not be infectious, but don't go rubbing around in it.
Saliva, no idea.
2006-08-08 11:48:13 · answer #5 · answered by devinthedragon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not saliva,but blood yes.
2006-08-08 12:38:09 · answer #6 · answered by That one guy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋