recently used my roommate's toothbrush by mistake 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
2006-09-27 23:17:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
calm down!!!let it b clear that hiv is not found in saliva.the chances from contamination with toothbrush is weather he bleeds when he uses it.but in ur case and even if he bleeded the virus would have died in 2 minutes in air.dont worry and dont put too much thought into it!!
good luck
2006-09-28 06:21:24 · answer #1 · answered by selina 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Now some may say no, but saliva is a bodily fluid and we all know what sometimes happens when teeth are brushed. Yes, the gums sometimes bleeds. If there was any blood on that toothbrush or saliva the chance is there. What people don't want to accept is everyone on the planet is in danger of aids. When you breath the breath of life, moisture goes into the air. Now think about all the people who have Aids and where does this moisture go. Yes, it is inhaled by others. Now how long have we been inhaling is another thing and how long does it reamain dormant without a person even being aware it is there. We should not live in fear, but proceed with caution.
2006-09-28 02:56:45 · answer #2 · answered by 9knowledge 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can NOT get HIV from sharing a toothbruth or through casual contact not even from kissing or sharing silverware.
HIV is found in body fluids, including saliva, but the three main ways someone can get HIV is through unprotected sex, dirty needles, and from mother to child. These three types of transfer account for over 99% of all new infections of HIV.
2006-09-27 23:25:47 · answer #3 · answered by Ahava 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you can only contract AIDS or HIV from an infected person if you are using unsafe sex practices, sharing needs, or blood transfusions(which is relatively rare). You would have to drink a gallon of an infected persons saliva to get it that way
2006-09-28 04:46:46 · answer #4 · answered by Melisa H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
catch hiv by usin some one elses toothbrush..is highly impossible..unless if the other person.. has a minor cut or sore inside his mouth.. then you may have something to worry about.... you can also get some other type of disease.... that can be pass on by saliva.....
2006-09-27 23:26:02 · answer #5 · answered by Crystal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not you can only get hiv if his blood even touches a small part of a open cut ar scratch
2006-09-27 23:19:17 · answer #6 · answered by Brittany 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely. blood comes out on the toothbrush almost every time. its a very low chance, but not only would i get tested, i would have moved a long time ago.
2006-09-27 23:27:29 · answer #7 · answered by joelius24 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If for some reason there were to be blood on the tooth brush, don't share razors either.
2006-09-28 01:24:07 · answer #8 · answered by ~*á?¦Kileaá?¦*~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its unlikely but you dont no if he has cuts in his mouth, or if you do .
and if he has jingavidis or gum disese where hes gums bleed?
your best to go get a test, but only to calm your nerves>>>>>>
not because i think you have something to worry about
2006-09-28 00:23:05 · answer #9 · answered by wantababi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What did you use it for? If you used it as an anal sex yot together then you are in the S H I T in more ways than one
2006-09-27 23:33:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋