2006-12-16 06:12:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
wondering about it since you see it on TV shows and movies.
2006-12-18 09:43:57 · update #1
Your only chance of getting HIV from a sharp instrument is if you had just started an IV or gave an injection and stuck yourself immediately afterwards with the needle that had fresh blood on it. You would still have a less than 1% chance. Hepatitis B can live for much longer on objects, but dried blood usually does not pose much of a threat. Your risk of a viral infection is less tahn minimal. Bacteria is the worst threat.
2006-12-16 18:51:06 · answer #1 · answered by nursejenjen2003 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The HIV virus will die once the blood has dried.
Most viruses don't do well in the air and die quite easily.
Bacteria is a different story. These little guys can live for centuries.
2006-12-16 06:16:58 · answer #2 · answered by Garry H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the others, but I have to ask: What are you doing with a knife in the closet that has HIV on it?
2006-12-17 05:09:50 · answer #3 · answered by Katherine W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The virus doesn't live very long after it has been exposed to air.
2006-12-16 06:28:21 · answer #4 · answered by Patty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HIV dies quickly when exposed to the air. Other viruses however may not.
2006-12-16 07:04:23 · answer #5 · answered by retzy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Garry is totally right on. Viruses don't survive in air for very long.
2006-12-16 06:18:33 · answer #6 · answered by chickmomma5 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for all the answers
2016-08-14 07:11:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋