I recently used my roommate's toothbrush about 2 minutes after he used it?? Can I get HIV this way if he has HIV?? I have heard that the HIV canot survive on the toothbrush especially that it was rinsed with water by him when he finished and by me before I used it....please help
2006-09-26 17:38:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Relax...HIV is not transmitted by sharing a toothbrush. Even if ur roommate bled on the toothbrush while he was brushing his teeth, the fact that the toothbrush was rinsed twice (by you and him) by tap water is more than enough to remove any hiv particles.
HIV is a very fragile virus, and it cannot survive for any amount of time outside the human body. So the air and tap water would surely nutrelize the HIV on the toothbrush (if it was present).
For infection using a toothbrush to happen, u and your roomie have to be standing side by side and passing the toothbrush from one to another still warm and covered with blood....and this was obviously not the case with u...
U should avoid using other people's toothbrush, but in terms of HIV, u didnt have a risk..
2006-09-26 19:56:44 · answer #1 · answered by Scared 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can get HIV from a toothbrush that was used by someone else.... IF the person had bled on the tooth brush which sometimes does happen while brushing your teeth, and well if he didn't rinse the brush off and there's trace amounts of blood or infected saliva and you brush your mouth and your gums bleed or you have a sore in or around your mouth it is TOTALLY possible to contract HIV or AIDS. From now on I'd stick with my own toothbrush.
2006-09-27 03:36:07 · answer #2 · answered by italia 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The chances are extremely low.
1. HIV cannot live long outside of the body, no specific amount of time.
2. He would have to have a wound in his mouth and have bled on the toothbrush.
3. You would also have to have an open wound in your mouth.
2006-09-26 22:24:42 · answer #3 · answered by WMR30 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I pretty sure there is a chance. I think HIV can be transmitted with saliva, because it comes from a mucous membrane or something. Why were you using your roomies toothbrush in the first place?
2006-09-26 17:48:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The risk is low but NOT zero. This is especially so if you both brush vigorously enough to cause a little irritation of your gums, thereby creating a break in the natural tissue barrier thus allowing access to the blood supply.
2006-09-26 18:54:45 · answer #5 · answered by synthetic_endorphin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I do not think so, HIV transmission requires contacts with genitals or blood transfusion, however, there are chances you may get other diseases in case the brush is contaminated.
2006-09-26 17:45:18 · answer #6 · answered by Fred 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Gosh, how old are you? You should have learned about this in 6th grade. The answer is NO.
Ways to get HIV:
Sharing needles
Unprotected sex with someone who is infected
Or even protected sex could lead to HIV
There are more I can't think of right now I'm sure
2006-09-26 17:52:27 · answer #7 · answered by microwavesafemonkey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! Unless your roomate had or has a cut in his mouth that was bleeding, or even if his gums bleed from brushing his teeth...then i would be somewhat concerned. If neither of these things happened ....your ok!
2006-09-26 19:22:02 · answer #8 · answered by Blondie* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is so unlikely that it might as well be said to be impossible.
2006-09-26 17:46:46 · answer #9 · answered by The Fred 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-09-27 04:45:35 · answer #10 · answered by wildbutterflychick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋