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Can AIDS Be Transmitted Through Dried Blood
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Can hiv transmit to the dried bloodI had an accidental fall yesterday and blood started oozing out of my skull. The blood was oozing so forcefully that panicstriken my mother put her palm there which afterwards she washed with dettol and soap. Some blood fall on the ground and dried...
Response from Shannon Southall
Rocky Mountain CARES
Hi,Are you HIV positive? If not then there is no risk of your mom becoming positive from this. If you are positive, then if your mom did not have any immediate open cuts on her hands or feet when she stepped on the blood then she is fine. HIV does...
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aids in relation to dried bloodan health educator has stated to students that you can not contact AIDS from touching or coming... Read more »infection from dry blood (DRIED BLOOD, 2009)Dear Dr Bob,You are certainly a great inspiration to the hiv world. For someone who is infected but... Read more »
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Dried Blood CD4+ T-Cell Test May be Cheaper, More Convenient Alternative in Developing Countries, Study SaysResearchers have replicated the CD4+ T cell count test, which is normally conducted on an expensive flow cytometer machine using fresh blood, using dried blood and inexpensive commercially available reagents, a discovery that could simplify... Read more »
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HIV infection from dried blood?
Posted by panic05, 5 Replies
I got a question on HIV infection from dried blood. I know no one has been infected with HIV due to contact with toilet seat so far. But I am still worrying about its possibility.Today, I went to a public washroom. After flushing the toilet, I... Read more » HIV in dry blood
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Does anyone have an idea how long HIV can live outside of the body in blood? Is it 5 min? Is it one hr? Read more » dry blood contact
Posted by Anonymous
Please can someone allay my fears. I went for an HIV test & 20 minutes later on my way home I looked at the palm of my hand it appeared to have a slither of brownish blood not a lot. I licked my finger & rubbed my palm - I inadvertently put...
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Desperate.dry mouth,dry eyes,peripheral neuropathy
Posted by paranoiafreak, 1 Reply
have been worried of contracting HIV.I have had unprotected receptive anal sex last August 12, 2011 and i also had protected anal sex on October 12,2011. On the last week of October, i started to feel chills everyday at night and i have stuffy nose... Read more »
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