glass in an outside enviroment . Yes the blood is still wet & had sat for 2 to 3 hours.
2007-02-13 15:19:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
probably for a long period of time...viruses have a coating layer of protein termed caspids that protect it from many forms of denaturation.
If you had sat on it by accident...I doubt it will go through the skin, lest your clothing. If you were wearing pants then I wouldn't worry, but be careful if you wore skirts...did it touch your skin or close to groin area or did you happen to touch it with your hands and absentmindedly rubbed your nose? or wiped your mouth?
If it's only on clothing, just wash with warm/hot water then hot dryer should do.
2007-02-13 15:23:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-05 19:27:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, blood can't still be wet after 2 to 3 hours; therefore that wasn't purely blood, it has to have been mixed with water or something like it. It takes three to seven minutes as the most for blood to coagulate, our cells need oxygen in order to survive and the HIV is preetty weak out of blood.
So, if such glass has had that spot of blood for about 2 hours and such blood was still wet, I really don't think that HIV could have made it through.
Now, there is a post-exposure treatment with a cocktail of antibiotics and antirretrovirals that should take place as soon as possible after an exposition to a possibly infected object or person. Ask about it to your doctor or go to the nearest hospital, and DO IT NOW... still reading?... NOW!!! don't hessitate.
Regards, Lifeguard.
2007-02-13 16:35:36 · answer #3 · answered by Lifeguard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not think that it will survive that long outside the body at all. The virus need to bond to the helper cell also called T-cell in the body to survive but if it can not do that in a short amount of time once out of the body it stated to die. But if it still wet and it outside the body it may still probably still carry some risk. But as it hit outside the body it will start drying. Also known that the virus is not a living thing like the cell it need the cell to function and reproduced.
2007-02-13 16:05:50 · answer #4 · answered by Tummy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It won't survive at all - HIV is distroyed on contact with air, you can catch it from used needles because there is blood in them that isn't in contact with the air. Even so if you've cut yourself it's best to get checked out by a dr asap - you can catch other things like hepititus in this way. Try not to worry - you've got a low chance of catching anything, but go to the dr anyway - if you have caught something the quicker you find out the better, even HIV can be treated (though not cured) now, but the sooner you start treatment the better. Hopefully it won't come to that. Good luck xxx
2007-02-13 15:28:28 · answer #5 · answered by Cathy :) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HIV isn't alive, its a deadly disease, yet we communicate about it as if it were alive. HIV "dies" interior seconds of being uncovered to the ambience. In a medium (like blood) it ought to live to inform the tale somewhat longer, notwithstanding it nonetheless needs a medium like blood or actual fluid to exist. Bleaching is an excellent thanks to sanitize factors that would grow to be contaminated. I section bleach and 9 factors water answer is tremendous. If there is major difficulty for transmission.
2016-11-27 21:55:49 · answer #6 · answered by zagel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that the HIV virus exposed can live up to 24 hours. But take no chances.
call the center for disease control to ask for follow up
2007-02-13 15:33:01 · answer #7 · answered by H Vice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As soon as the blood hits air, the HIV dies. Still go get tested. Always better to know. Good luck!
2007-02-13 15:23:04 · answer #8 · answered by kiti kiti kiti 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you're in quite a predicament.
2007-02-13 15:21:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋