Cut In Mouth Drinking Out Of Someone's Glass HIV Risk

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HIV Risk - Blood in Eye & Glass Cut

Posted by pupiz, 2 Replies

Hi, all. Please let me know if I am at risk for HIV from these to encounters. I was in Canada on vacation a couple of weeks ago and we left at about in the morning and came back at about 3:00pm. When we left the maid was cleaning the suite beside... Read more »

For friend: broken glass in foot

Posted by grcboy28

Hi there,
I talked to a girl friend of mine about this wonderful site and now she's concerned about her risk status about and incident at a bar a couple years back.
Apparently there was a bar fight in which some guys were hitting each other with beer... Read more »

a considerable amount of HIV blood in a glass

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I am wondering if 20-30 ml of wet HIV-infected blood remained in a glass for more than twelve hours, will the blood be still infectious even if it is still wet after that 12 hours?? Read more »

Drinking

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

What would be the chances of contracting the HIV virus from drinking a bottle of wine in South Africa after the local waiter cut his hand on the corkscrew while opening the bottle? Would alcohol have killed the virus anyway? This may sound like a... Read more »

HIV risk from a handshake with a tiny cut

Posted by mountainman1970, 1 Reply

hi there. first i must say I have terrible anxiety over this possible exposure. 10 days ago, i was at a barber shop with my father. he was getting his hair cut. the barber was gay. afterwards the barber came over to me and shook my hand. i didnt... Read more »

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Chipped drinking glass at bar (please answer, OCD is OOC!)

Hello Dr. Bob,I'm begging you to tell me i'm being absurd and to chill me out... I ordered a drink at gay bar yesterday. Midway thru the drink, I took a sip and noticed a chip on the rim of the glass. It was a small chip and wasnt terribly...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello OOC-OCDer,No need to beg. I'm more than happy to tell you that you're being a complete fluffernutter to worry about a chipped bar glass! Yep, totally looney tunes. There, feel better? Yeah, I knew you would.Dr. Bob... Read more »

Liquid splatter from drinking glasses into eye risk

I was at work the other day putting a glassrack onto the rack holder in the dish-station. When I put the rack down, a splatter of liquid (the combination of many peoples beverages mixed together) hit me in the eye. And now it has me wondering, what...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for your question,This is very similar to a someone else's curiosity we just answered. Whether a liquid is hot or cold, HIV is going to die when it's outside of the body.If it isn't going out of someone's body and going... Read more »

Am I at risk cut with glass?

Thanks for you help I poked my hand with a piece of glass that was on the ground at my job from a item that had broke. My hand really didnt bleed at all just a tiny red dot of blood. My question is what if the other person who was helping me pick...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiHIV transmission by stepping on glass is highly unlikely. The reason, if there were to be blood on the glass that had HIV in it, HIV begins to die once it leaves the body and is unable to infect. Be well and stay safe, Shannon... Read more »

Kiss and drink (mouth to mouth)

Dear Dr.Bob, This is quite a repeat of a question that was asked last year by someone and I just wanted to know if your judgement for the same has changed. Similar to the 2 questions below, I also met an asian girl (let's assume high risk). She...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Ad,Nope! My assessment has not changed. The HIV-acquisition risk remains essentially nonexistent for bartending Barbarella's guy, the Sake Spitter's guy and you! Are you "breaking your head" over a non-issue? Yep!... Read more »

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