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Hiv from used toilet paper?

Posted by LL1121, 1 Reply

Is it possible if a girl, who is hiv positve wiped after peeing and let it sit there till it dried then after someone else wiped with that same toilet paper, could they contract hiv from this?
Basically is it possible to catch hiv from using used... Read more »

HIV toilet seat blood?

Posted by tubbyone1, 1 Reply

I went to the public library restroom today & saw some blood on the toilet seat. I wiped it off with tissue paper, then sat anddid my business. i didn't see any blood left over, but after i got up, i saw some blood on the inner side of the seat.... Read more »

HIV from blood on Toilet paper?

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Hi,
if somebody that had hiv spilled a bit of their blood onto toilet paper, and then a minute later i used the toilet paper to wipe my vagina....would that put me at risk? i am extremely worried about this! Read more »

Could I catch HIV from sharing infected toilet pap

Posted by blackwinterday, 1 Reply

Dear Expert,

I am new to this forum! Firstly, I would like to express my gratitude to all of you!

I am scared over the incident told below!

Recently, I was diagnosed with hemorrhoids so I always wipe off my vagina and anus after urinating. I always... Read more »

Toilet Safety/Open Wounds

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

My son is coming to see us. He has HIV and Chrohns disease and has blood in his stool, my wife has bleeding hemroids and I have had a boil near my butt lanced and is opened to drain. Since we all have something bleeding going on what precautions... Read more »

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hiv on toilet paper

Hi thereI have recently become worried that I may have been infected with hiv after using toilet paper in a public restroom that I had blown my nose with, I noticed there was a wet patch on the tissue that had touched near my mouth, and I was...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

No, you can't be infected in this way.... Read more »

HIV from Toilet floor

Hello Dr Bob, I must say you are doing an excellent job by mentally freeing a lot of people from this HIV trauma. I am from India and used to masturbate in the bathroom by rubbing my penis against the floor of the bathroom. Everyone in my house are...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello.Your diarrhea "lasted for 40 gays"??? Hmm. OK, if you say so.You masturbate by rubbing your Mr. Happy on the bathroom floor? OUCHAMAGOUCHA! Dude, that probably doesn't make Mr. Happy all that happy. There are many other ways to... Read more »

HIV Toilet Seat Transmission

On 4/5, I noticed there was blood on the seat, and I did not sit on the toilet seat. I cleaned up the blood using Clorox wipes. I did not see any blood on my hands. Pardon my graphic description but I then wiped myself in the tub on my butt and...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:No. You would not be at risk for HIV in this situtation.In health,Richard... Read more »

HIV Toilet Seat Transmission

On 4/5, I didn't sit on the toilet seat because there was blood on it. I cleaned the blood using Clorox antibacterial wipes. There was no blood on my hands. I then proceeded to wipe myself on my behind and back. Will I get HIV/AIDS?...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiIt sounds as if you did all the right things in cleaning up the area and protecting yourself from getting HIV. You are fine.Be well and stay safe, Shannon... Read more »

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