Food Contaminated With Hiv Blood

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contaminated HIV blood in an apple, possible to infect?

Dear Mark,Say for example there's an apple and it was contaminated with a drop of fresh blood with hiv inside. The apple was injected with hiv blood about a day ago someone was messing around. Then somebody consumed that apple a day later. And...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Emma,"Hello Mark"??? Who's that??? Emma, something tells me you've been submitting your question to multiple forums, trying to get a response, right? Yep, I thought so. Emma, sweetie, when you have a question about poisoned... Read more »

Operation, Blood used Contaminated? or not?

I am worried about the operation performed on me, and if the extra blood they used was contaminated. How long does it take for AIDS/HIV to become apparent in a body and what are the symptoms?...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

The blood supply is EXTREMELY safe. I would not worry about the transmission of HIV or other hepatitis viruses. If you are still concerned, certainly get baseline testing from your physician.Dr. McGovern... Read more »

Hospital Not Cooperating after Possible Blood Contamination

I recently went to the emergency room for a serious cut on my hand and received some less than par treatment from the nurse there. At the end of my visit, the doctor asked her to dress my wound. As she came to wipe my hand down one more time after...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

The scenario you describe is confusing, but from what I understand, you are concerned about possible blood contamination of your open wound by contaminated gauze. If anyone treated you using blood-contaminated gauze, you have experienced a serious... Read more »

HIV contamination by masturbation

I am wondering if a person can get HIV from masturbating without cleaning his hand before. What if the person shaked hand with some one who has HIV and he gets some blood on his hand without noticing or touching an infected HIV blood of a person...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HIThere would have to be a lot of blood or semen present on that persons hand that they shake for HIV to be a concern. Casual contact is not a way for HIV transmission to occur.So no you cannot get HIV from what you have described.Be well and stay... Read more »

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GETTING INJECTED WITH A CONTAMINATED NEEDLE . HELP

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I went to donate blood on may 9. They had only 2 nurses and a receptionist at the front desk. Since there were 2 people before that were donating already, and only 2 nurses, the receptionist took my temperature, blood pressure and pulse and also... Read more »

HIV via infected food!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Dear Experts,

I have some trouble, I need your help.

Although you establish that HIV could transmit in three ways: Unprotected sexual intercourse, used syringes, and blood transfusion ..But I have one question:

Could HIV transmis via contaminated food... Read more »

Scared because of blood on food

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Is it possible to get hiv if you eat food that has wet hiv+ blood on it? Read more »

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