Can I Get Aids From A Drop Of Blood

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HIV from wet drops of blood? Terrified-please help DELETED

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T-cells dropping and Interferon

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

HI, my son's father is HIV+ and has HEPc also.. his viral count is undecectable and t-cell count has always been around 400+..he started interferon for the hepc about 4 weeks ago. 2 weeks ago he had blood drawn and his T cell count was under 300..... Read more »

Blood Labs showed high hemoglobin

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I just got my hiv labs back and my CD4 dropped from 974 to 717, my viral increased from <50 now to 274. Whats with that..

Is this a blip and has any one experienced this kind of change. Also my hemoglobin came back high.. I gnerally drink... Read more »

Sorry , it's me again, just a question about blood

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I just wonder whether the conditions will be different between when the same amount of HIV-infected blood is poured on a flat surface (like on a table) and when blood is poured into a container (like into a glass)

I mean

as the copious amount of... Read more »

Blood on Food?

Posted by wbt9, 2 Replies

My question is on the possibility of getting HIV from blood on a chicken sandwich? I know it might sound silly but would like some other opinions. I was getting a chicken sandwich from a gas station and noticed what could have been blood on it. Not... Read more »

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risk from small drop of blood

small drop of blood is possible to cause hiv??what are the chances and viral load in small drop of blood..?...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi, there:Thanks for writing in. A small drop of blood could certainly contain enough of the virus to cause an infection. However, the circumstances would have to be JUST RIGHT for an infection to occur, such as in the case of an HIV positive IV... Read more »

one drop of HIV infected blood

Hi Dr. if one drop of HIV infected blood is enterd in my mouth or in any body part having muccus membrane such as nose ,eyesthen what will be the chancess of HIV infection?...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

In general the risk of HIV transmission on mucous membranes (eyes, mouth, etc) is less than 1 transmission every 1100 exposures. So the risk is very very small. It would also depend on how much virus was in the blood...a very high viral load... Read more »

blood drop survival outside the environment

In reading the responses to several questions pertaining to hiv survival outside the body in various forums on this website, I've noticed that some answers state the virus dies within seconds of air exposure while other answers state it takes...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

At such HIV-related sites as Aegis, you can read studies that address this question, but as a non-medically-trained person, please allow me to point out that unless the blood in question comes into direct contact with a break in the skin or a mucous... Read more »

Dr Bob please help i stepped in a drop of blood on the floor.

I steped on a drop of blood on a floor. I had two tiny cuts on my feet and want to know if i at risk i will be getting tested. Dr Bob can you please please tell me how i can donate i don't have a credit card is it possible i can send a 100...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your HIV risk from the situation you describe is so remote as to be essentially nonexistent. Should you decide to get HIV tested the results will undoubtedly be negative. Donation information for The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation can be... Read more »

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