I was in a supermarket looking at a product on a wall, in the contacts section you know how they have the little boxes lines up on the shelves, and I bent down to pick something up from a lower shelf and my hair touched a box on the way down. I didn't think anything of it, but when I came back up, eye-level with me was a box that was covered in what appeared to be dried, or semi-dried blood. This was the box the front of my hair brushed up against and I freaked out. If that blood was HIV or Hep C infected, and let's assume it is for arguments sake, can I become infected through touching it with my hair? I am concered that my hair is now contaminated too. Will a simple shower in hot water with regualr shampoo clean it fully, or do I need need to use something more drastic> Should I cut off that part of my hair that touched the blood? Can the blood, once it becomes wet, re-animate anything in it? Can the blood and the virus soak into my hair? Please help I am freaking out.
Thanks
2007-02-09 13:42:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Hi Bob! Wondered when you would have something else "happen" with dried blood and your hair brushing up against it again...
This one is a little bit sillier than the one where the shirt brushed up against you, but not as creative as the used band aid... so I am giving you a 5 this time...
and the answer, as always is no. No to getting it from a safety pin, no to getting it off a bumper, not with a box, and not with a fox! Not on a train, and not on a plane!You can not get HIV/HepC either here or there (those ways) you can not get it anywhere (like that)!
With the nod to Dr. Seuss, maybe you could do a scenario on a plane or train next time... your last two were set in stores, maybe a change of background would stimulate your creativeness and you could mix up the story a bit!
Happy valentines day Bob! It is about hearts. Chocolate covered cherries are in these boxes.Some of the boxes have sticky stuff on it! They are red, they might have blood or chocolate on them. I don't know!Could I have HIV or HepC?
Lol! Have a good weekend, was thinking you were due for another post soon!
2007-02-09 15:06:28 · answer #1 · answered by dedum 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry. There is almost zero possibility of getting infected this way. First of all, if the blood is dried, it is very unlikely that the virus would still be active. Second, the blood would need to come into contact with your bodily fluids, but your hair is no big deal. A simple hot shower with shampoo will wash the germs off (if they were even there--which they are probably not). The virus will not become re-animated in water.
Don't freak out! You sound like a hypochondriac like I am. You will be fine. (and HIV/Hepatitis C free)
2007-02-09 13:55:34 · answer #2 · answered by KS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't. Hair is dead cells that your body doesn't need, your hair can't soak something up and transmit it into your body. Plus, HIV can't survive outside the human body for more then 20 minutes. If that blood was dried, then it has obviously been more then 20 minutes. You're fine. Even if you licked the blood up, there is no guarantee that you would have gotten infected--you don't even know if the blood was infected. Just wash your hair and you'll be fine.
2007-02-10 12:46:07 · answer #3 · answered by Dana Mulder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will tell you a story.
About a years ago I was at the doctors office. The previous patient came out and I was walking toward the actually check up room. As I was walking a nurse carrying test tube full of blood was walking towards me she tripped on one of those big doctor scales they had sitting in the hallway.
I lept forward a Little to catch her ans as I grabbed her hand the tube broke and there was blood all over both of our hands.
She quickly grabbed my are and the was a sink about 7-8 feet away and started rinsing both of our hands under there.
She grabbed some soap from the dispenser and lathered up both of our hand real good and rinsed then again.
as i was about to pull back she started inspecting my hand. the blood was from an HIV positive patent and she wanted to make sure i did not get cut. luckily neither of up were cut.
I went to the doctor and they gave me an HIV test free of charge, and so far no problem. I have been going to this doctor for about 15years.
so there it is.
2007-02-09 14:05:18 · answer #4 · answered by The Brown Bomber 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The guy had serious mental issues so I don't know if it was completely politically motivated For example the son of sam killer thought his actions were justified because "his dog told him to do it." I'm just glad nobody was hurt.
2016-05-24 19:25:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid you're going to have to resort to full decapitation. It's the only way to be sure.
2007-02-09 13:50:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋