Your cat playfully, digs his claws into the skin of someone with AIDS, then does it to your skin? Is this something to be concerned about? Serious answers only please.
2006-12-17 09:15:09 · 9 answers · asked by Jacks036 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Of course it's dangerous, you know that don't you?
2006-12-17 09:20:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ok, first off don't listen to the person who said HIV can't live in the air...*sigh*....yes, it needs a host, but it can live for hours outside of the host.
Secondly, there are a couple of things you need to consider here. Firstly, is that this pathogen infects when exchanges of bodily fluids happen. So in this circumstance...it is possible. the question is however, if it is probable.
And the answer is no, it's not very probable. The claws are probably not going deep enough to transfer this virus. With that having been said...there is still that possibility and hey, better safe than sorry.
The smart thing to do here trim your cat's claws, so that they cannot break the skin.
2006-12-17 17:37:23 · answer #2 · answered by cosper123 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anytime you mess with HIV it's dangerous like playing Russian roulette
2006-12-17 17:18:42 · answer #3 · answered by L J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes I would be concerned any blood transmission from one person to another with someone who has HIV is horrible... your are more likely to get HIV from the cat doing that then kissing them, unless they have a cut in there mouth...
2006-12-17 17:47:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's dangerous. The virus could get trapped under his claws and come back out when he does it to you. Please be careful!
2006-12-17 22:55:52 · answer #5 · answered by Babyface 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Um, i'm not sure. I would check with your doctor to be safe. You don't want to mess around with that stuff. Good luck.
2006-12-17 17:19:41 · answer #6 · answered by Shelby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes this is dangerous.
2006-12-17 17:40:16 · answer #7 · answered by The Way 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a little risk there. but the HIV virus can't live in the air. it dies after some second
2006-12-17 17:19:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to ask this question to a doctor, not us!..;
2006-12-17 17:22:12 · answer #9 · answered by huggz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋