Can't a human body fight few viruses & kill them at the start of the infection ?
2007-03-13 11:12:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
HIV is a type of virus that fools the body's immune system into attacking itself instead of the virus. It's unknown whether a single viral particle could cause an infection in a human, but technically it is possible. Of course whenever you've come in contact with any body fluids of an infected person, you're always coming in contact with a lot more than one.
2007-03-13 11:17:01 · answer #1 · answered by charmedchiclet 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
That's correct. A single particle of the virus cannot cause an infection. The general rule of thumb for the amount needed is:
A drop of blood
A teaspoon of ejaculate
A pint of saliva
So, no matter how much you kiss an infected person, you are unlikely to get sufficient virus to cause problems; however, unprotected sex or sharing needles gives a high risk of transmission.
2007-03-13 18:17:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
just one if it enters the host body and multiplies before the body can recognize it as foreign. usually it takes more than one but if someone with a low immune system already is infected with one viral strand, its possible it could multiply before the body has time to fight it off.
2007-03-13 18:17:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's fighting them off that causes it. The white blood cell goes after the HIV virus....HIV hitches a ride. Don't mess with it.
2007-03-13 18:16:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
one
2007-03-13 18:24:12 · answer #5 · answered by nola 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There needs to be a large number, not just one.
2007-03-13 18:15:38 · answer #6 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
jus one
no!
at least not yet
2007-03-13 18:16:15 · answer #7 · answered by really now! 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
one can do the job.
2007-03-13 18:16:05 · answer #8 · answered by sellatieeat 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋