2007-05-31 00:27:05 · 5 answers · asked by Astro63 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Old urban legend
2007-05-31 00:29:22 · answer #1 · answered by wizjp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably not and even if it is a true story the rate of infections from hospital/health care employees contracting HIV from a needle stick is less than one percent so the likelihood that needle (filled with HIV infected material) sitting on a seat for an undisclosed amount of time could actually infect an unsuspecting person is low.
The difference between this and sharing needles with an infected person is that the exchange of body fluid is immediate and often those who inject drugs that are not prescribed and/or FDA approved suffer side effects such as organ failure, induced high blood pressure, Hepatitis C, other sexually transmitted diseases and blood infections that lower the immune system making one more susceptible to HIV.
There are many versions of this story circulating and most likely it is just propaganda to keep prejudice thinking towards those infected with HIV alive. No one ever hears of a needle left somewhere with a note “welcome to the world of Hep C” which is actually contracted the same ways as HIV, but is a hundred times more infectious.
2007-05-31 01:00:45 · answer #2 · answered by Traveler 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds a bit made up to me. But I guess there are people out there that are crazy enough to try anything. That would be a horrible thing to do to any one, so lets hope not.
2007-05-31 00:40:41 · answer #3 · answered by Cindy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The possibility is what keeps this story going around.
2007-05-31 00:31:09 · answer #4 · answered by Beau R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no hiv dies when air hits it
2007-05-31 02:39:39 · answer #5 · answered by amelia_0405 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋