Hey guys, have a question for you. I was standing in line at a store and leaning over the counter, when I noticed someone standing extremley close to me on my left side. I think his right side of his face brushed up against my hair, which kind of"jets" out at the sides, and when I looked I noticed he had some scabs and blood on his face. If that blood touched my hair, am I at risk of getting anything? Should I cut that part of my hair off, or simply was it? What is the blood was wet? What if it was dry?
Please help.
Thanks
2007-01-11 07:15:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
I am very concerned about HIV and Hep C, so I want to make sure that, even if I wash my hair, the virsus will not still be in my hair. Thanks
2007-01-11 07:21:32 · update #1
i don't think you can get anything from him touching your hair. just make sure you wash it good and then blowdry it - the heat might help kill any germs that were left.
2007-01-11 07:20:20 · answer #1 · answered by Coolltw2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are thinking A.I.D.S or Hep. C.Certainly you will not have a remote chance of infection!
Don't go panicing or cutting your hair off.
The worst that it could be is he had a bad case of scabies. Get some shampoo treatment and a fine metal comb ,treat your hair and all will be fine.
I doubt that you even caught that,but the thought can get you scratching and feeling little critters running around your scalp!
Its a good thing to have in the medicine chest these days anyway!
Sorry I can't give you a brand as I don't know where you are and brands change country to country.
2007-01-11 15:27:36 · answer #2 · answered by sistablu...Maat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK!!! this was a really disgusting thing to happen, but seriously NO you can't get any type of infection from his blood on you hair - hair is dead matter apart from the root so there is no way for it to carry disease into your body.. Give your hair a wash and stop worrying.
Next time someone steps into 'your space' either politely ask them to back off or give them an evil look and then step away from them.
2007-01-11 15:26:41 · answer #3 · answered by DonnaDoop 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you have nothign to worry about. If you touched his face with your hand that has an open wound then I would worry
2007-01-11 15:23:20 · answer #4 · answered by c0mplicated_s0ul 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no amputation needed, i think youll live...
2007-01-11 15:20:56 · answer #5 · answered by eckzl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋