I work with youth teaching them about HIV/AIDS and STD's, but one question they ask is why HIV is transmitted through needle sharing when HIV does not live outside the body... and exactly how much is needed to infect a person?
2006-08-24 08:13:14 · 6 answers · asked by est1980junior 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
because a needle doesnt let any air into it
2006-08-24 15:45:10 · answer #1 · answered by lovesugarkisses 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HIV can live outside the body if it is still in some kind of fluid, even microscopic droplets of blood inside a needle or syringe. HIV is a virus, and viruses are so incredibly tiny.
2006-08-24 21:45:34 · answer #2 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HIV can live outside of the body. As long as the body fluid is still wet and if kept at the correct temeperature the virus can survive. For example, if a person who has the virus donates blood to a blood bank, they can't use it because it would infect another individual.
2006-08-24 16:25:51 · answer #3 · answered by Jamaican Dime 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It lives inside the needle. It isnt exposed to the air, the air is what kills it.
2006-08-24 15:15:26 · answer #4 · answered by alana6382 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
blood residue on the needle itself
2006-08-24 15:14:41 · answer #5 · answered by Eric 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dirty needles, moron.
2006-08-24 15:47:12 · answer #6 · answered by Jessiekatsopolous 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋