My cat has been diagnosed with FIV... the feline form of HIV, it has since scratched me and im worried i will be HIV positive.
2006-08-13 02:40:28 · 10 answers · asked by vampire_o3 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
No.
The virus is not capable of crossing over into human cells. It does not have the right proteins to latch onto the glycoproteins on the surface membrane of human cells. (which are very different from those of cats).
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2006-08-13 02:45:40 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FIV is basically exceeded from mom to kitten (and 3/4 of the kittens won't have it as quickly as their very own immune gadget kicks in) or by utilising chew wounds. each and every of the maximum modern learn says it is not unfold by utilising informal touch or shared water/nutrition/clutter. She would have been bitten earlier to procure her. An FIV cat can stay over 15 years, so it does not shorten their lifespan until eventually you locate a vet who recommends computerized euthenization. on the different hand, if in hassle-free terms the Elisha try (the quickie blood try on the vets) replaced into used and mentioned FIV then have not got faith it. That try has a nicely-known failure fee of 20% (meaning 20 cats out of a hundred would be completely healthful yet seem as being helpful for FIV). if to procure a 'definite' on the Elisha try, do a Western Blot try, this is the difinitive try as curiously on the factors contained in the blood. Vets deliver that attempt to a lab, it comes back in approximately 3 days. If that pronounces definite, then you definitely've a FIV cat. (presented you probably did no longer vaccinate against FIV, ALL cats who acquire the vaccine for which will try helpful for FIV even nevertheless they have not got it). Kittens who've FIV from beginning and don't shake it off whilst their immune gadget kicks in generally do no longer stay to tell the tale previous 2 years. Their immune gadget is usualy so low that something can take them out--so i do no longer think of yours replaced into born with it if she's 11 years old now.
2016-09-29 05:28:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats funny. FIV is not communicable to humans, because it is a FELINE imunodefficiency virus, not HUMAN. In short, you can't get HIV from a cat.
2006-08-13 02:43:36 · answer #3 · answered by captaincoolbeard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no report regarding the spread of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) to man. Hence your anxiety is baseless. However you may keep away from infected cats.
2006-08-13 03:08:36 · answer #4 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it can only live in cats bodies. Cats cant catch the human HIV either.
2006-08-14 23:40:31 · answer #5 · answered by Catwhiskers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
omg, whats the symptoms? some of my cats have been sick!
2006-08-13 02:43:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doubt it.
2006-08-13 02:45:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry. It can't happen.
2006-08-13 02:42:22 · answer #8 · answered by kanajlo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you bite them in the neck..."vampire" ;-)=
2006-08-13 07:28:10 · answer #9 · answered by puz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it's not possible
2006-08-13 03:03:12 · answer #10 · answered by fairy_tale_dreams 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋