2006-12-06 09:03:15 · 6 answers · asked by kingspec 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
First of all, nobody "gets" AIDS. One "gets" HIV which may progress to AIDS.
The ONLY way you could contract HIV through a nail scratch is if there were some *FRESH* (as in mere seconds old) HIV-infected bodily fluid (such as blood) on the nail and it *SOMEHOW* got into your blood stream.
If people are going around scratching you 'til you bleed, you have other things than HIV and AIDS to worry about....
2006-12-06 09:20:01 · answer #1 · answered by BubbaB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the chance of getting AIDS from scratching is less than 0.3%. I will give you an example: lets say you got accidentally stuck with a needle that had AIDS, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C in it. Keep in mind, the needle didnt get actually injected, you just got punctured with it. The chances that you contracted the Hep B virus is 30%, Hep C is 3% and HIV is 0.3%. This means you should be more worried about Hep B instead of HIV when someone scratches you.
2006-12-06 09:17:31 · answer #2 · answered by imaverickl1717 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No just if someone with aids' blood gets in to your blood stream or any other bodily fluids.
2006-12-06 09:06:38 · answer #3 · answered by Sippy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no unless his nail is contaminated with his blood.
2006-12-06 09:17:20 · answer #4 · answered by DrIndeed 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no unless fluids transfer from their body to yours
2006-12-06 09:06:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know someone who got it from a toilet seat.
2006-12-06 09:25:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋