I have a roommate who I suspect may have hiv. He always has unprotected sex with prostitutes and stuff like that...Can I have HIV from him if he has it? We share the same bathroom but I am always careful about using my own toothbrush and razor. So what can I do to avoid infection ??
2006-11-18 15:35:41 · 12 answers · asked by Scared 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Your fears are really due to lack of knowledge as most of our fears our. You are correct do not use any item that could have your roommates blood on it, nor any item that has saliva such as a used toothbrush. Make sure all dishes are washed properly, alot of people like to add alittle bleach to their dishwasher, or to their dishpan if washing by hand, did u know bleach kills hiv, and of course many other germs and bacteria. As for being in danger of hiv from living with someone who may have, you will not get. Doing the above, and of course not having sexual relations of any kind with this person. Also if your roommate has any illness requiring needles u do not want to get poked, make sure roommate disposes of them properly. If your roommate were to become injured such as a bad cut etc. that has them bleeding u must be careful if u were needed to help, by that rubber gloves before say putting a bandage on etc. also alot of people are not aware that if a hiv or aids person were bleeding, or had spit, mucus etc. any bodily fluid secreting or gushing,spraying etc. u must protect your eyes, they are a mucus membrane and u can get hiv or aids if blood etc. were to enter the eye.Most if not all dentist now not only wear gloves,mask but goggles, for that protection, since while doing dental work there is blood, and spit that could be a danger. In general u r ok having this person for a roommate, as long as u r informed.Daily contact etc. will not give u hiv, I am very aware of this I have friends with hiv, and had worked as a dental assistant. One more thing I would like to say, if u really r so uneasy, your roommate will notice there is something going on, u may want to discuss the issue, u can do in a way that should not cause a problem, just explain ur concern over their sexual practices and that as a roommate and friend u r concerned, never know they may even get tested! Hope all this helps and eases your mind.
2006-11-18 16:02:07 · answer #1 · answered by bodacious baby 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless you are having unprotected sex, sharing needles or getting a blood transfusion from your roomate, you are perfectly safe. HIV is a very fragile virus outside its home-in the body/bodily fluids. You cannot get it from any contact you described. Your roommate should be tested and start being more responsible for his actions.
2006-11-18 15:40:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Only if you have exchanged bodily fluids. i.e., had sexual intercourse with your roommate. Also, if you have shared needles, you could get HIV. Or, if he left blood on say, a counter and you cut yourself and mixed it with his blood. I would say it would be kinda difficult to get HIV just from living with someone who has it. If you want to be extra careful, you should clean all surfaces regularly with household bleach. This kills any virus which might reside.
2006-11-18 15:41:43 · answer #3 · answered by wendy h 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the best thing would be to get a new roommate, but, other than that just make sure you do not come into contact with his blood or semen. Even if he has a small cut you need to not touch it, also, why don't you have him go get tested. I mean, he should want to know and if he does know then he should tell you.
2006-11-18 15:39:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
HIV destroys your immunity to different viruses, no longer muscle problems. i could be demanding over sharing a bathing room although (all of us pee in the bathe). in simple terms share your concerns with your wellbeing practitioner and that i'm specific you're great. no longer something incorrect with sharing snacks.
2016-10-22 08:22:24 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its transmitted via blood and bodily fluids. So steer clear of any of his possessions that may contain those. As long as you don't have any open wounds or have sex with him then you will not catch the disease. Just be careful anyway though.
2006-11-18 15:39:16 · answer #6 · answered by Mille_D-Gurl08 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Can't get it without an exchange of bodily fluids. Might want to encourage him to get tested though, and stop engaging in hihg-risk behavior
2006-11-18 15:40:18 · answer #7 · answered by ctjedda 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GO get some facts from professionals first before you ask people who aren't really qualified to answer this for you . Go have a test done .There are web sites also .
2006-11-18 15:39:07 · answer #8 · answered by IT'S JUST ME ! 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unless you have sex with him, it is very very rare that you will get HIV from him.
2006-11-18 15:38:09 · answer #9 · answered by Ladybug 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you can catch HIV through sex.
2006-11-18 15:39:15 · answer #10 · answered by Galadriel 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋