hiv person scratched a non hiv person no visible blood washed with antibacteral can hiv be transmitted?
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Take in account a hospital, one hiv infected person and one not. Ok, now the hiv infected person is spewing blood on the floor and 30 minutes later, the non hiv walks by, slips and crashes, causing lacerations.
HIV cannot live outside of the body. Once the blood reaches cold, the virus will die, but do not even think that it is not possible.
Scratches will do nothing, sharing needles will. Having sex will, exchanging body fluids will, the only way is if during the scratching you bled and the HIV person bled into the same wound. If for chance that the person was bitten by the HIV person, a test is Mandatory because the Virus may have spread.
On the other note, blood is dangerous. Dry, wet, old, whatever, do not touch it without the proper protective items, i.e. latex gloves.
Example of this is (1997, a man is shot in a convienence store. He died. Although HIV was not present the store owner died 2 years later from a different virus that travels in the blood stream)
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no, not with just a scratch. If that person stuck their finger in alot of their own blood and scratched you deep enough to draw blood so it was possible their blood could get into the scratch, I suppose it could be possible but not likely. Just a scratch with no blood, don't worry.
Only if you didnt have sex afterwrds HIV is a blood borne pathogen, meaning it can be transmitted by bodily fluids. Blood, of course or seamen. saliva, tears and sweat are controversial but they are bodily fluids, so you still use the same precautions. If the person who scratched you is infected w/HIV, if they had their blood or torn tissue under the nail it could be possible and should always take precautions and be checked. But a fingernail is not blood borne pathogen so I would think not likely, unless they had a abrasion. To be sure consult with your physician and be tested.
HIV can still be transmitted. Precautionary measures need to be taken.
FYI - HIV virus can survive for 45 days in dried blood. no the skin as to be broken before any infection can enter the body
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