I was just wondering if you can get HIV from being scratched by someone's nail? I was curious because I can't find it anywhere on the web at all. Just curiosity.
just b/c there was blood to blood contact does notmean you have hiv. that's how it's transmitted, but it is not guaranteed. and the only way you can get it by being scratched is it the have fresh, hiv contaminated blood underneath their fingernails and they scratch you hard enough to not only make you bleed, but bleed alot. HIV bacteria dies within seconds of being outside the body. and also, if they scratch you hard enough to make you bleed enough, chances are that so much blood is going to be cming out that it will wash out the bacteria with it.DirtyD said:If you drew blood and so did they you have HIV. If not, whatever... if you're a little unsure get tested so you won't accidentally pass it on to someone you love later.
HIV is spread through bodily fluids. not just blood.renegadex96 said:I don't beleive so. it's all in the blood right, so unless maybe they scratched you real good and drew blood, then maybe. but otehrwise i'd say you're good
Not really. Just because you came in contact with boldiy fluids of somenoe with HIV or AIDS does not mean you have HIV or AIDS. There's a chance, but not 100%.DirtyD said:If you drew blood and so did they you have HIV. If not, whatever... if you're a little unsure get tested so you won't accidentally pass it on to someone you love later.
[center][b]Estimated per act risk for acquisition of HIV
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Exposure Route | 10,000 exposures to an
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Blood Transfusion | 9,000
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Childbirth | 2,500
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Needle-sharing |
injection drug use | 67
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Receptive anal |
intercourse* | 50
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Percutaneous |
needle stick | 30
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Receptive |
penile-vaginal |
intercourse* | 10
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Insertive anal |
intercourse* | 6.5
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penile-vaginal |
intercourse* | 5
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Receptive fellatio* | 1
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Insertive fellatio* | 0.5
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HIV test
Approximately half of those infected with HIV do not know their HIV status until an AIDS diagnosis is made with an HIV test. Donor blood and blood products used in medicine and medical research are screened for HIV using such a test. Typical HIV tests, including the HIV enzyme immunoassay and the Western blot assay, detect HIV antibodies in serum, plasma, oral fluid, dried blood spot or urine of patients. However, the time between initial infection and the development of detectable antibodies against HIV can vary. This is called the window period. This is why it can take 6-12 months to seroconvert and test positive. Commercially available tests to detect other HIV antigens, HIV-RNA, and HIV-DNA in order to detect HIV infection prior to the development of detectable antibodies are available. HIV tests to detect antibodies, antigens or ribonucleic acid (RNA) in serum, plasma, oral fluid, dried blood spot or urine have been approved by FDA for donor screening, diagnosis, prognosis and patient monitoring.
The window period is the time from infection until a test can detect any change. The average window period with antibody tests is 22 days. Antigen testing cuts the window period to approximately 16 days and NAT further reduces this period to 12 days. FDA 2001
Actually, that's not really true either. You don't have to bleed a lot in order to contract HIV through blood.rexxxgirl said:just b/c there was blood to blood contact does notmean you have hiv. that's how it's transmitted, but it is not guaranteed. and the only way you can get it by being scratched is it the have fresh, hiv contaminated blood underneath their fingernails and they scratch you hard enough to not only make you bleed, but bleed alot. HIV bacteria dies within seconds of being outside the body. and also, if they scratch you hard enough to make you bleed enough, chances are that so much blood is going to be cming out that it will wash out the bacteria with it.
Scary thing is, many people don't know they have HIV until they have full blown AIDS.Eran said:Does the guy have HIV?
No idea but he wasn't bleeding at allEran said:Does the guy have HIV?
NOFX said:HIV is spread through bodily fluids. not just blood.
Not really. Just because you came in contact with boldiy fluids of somenoe with HIV or AIDS does not mean you have HIV or AIDS. There's a chance, but not 100%.
This woud be blood to blood contact route.
I'd recommend getting tested. Remember though, often HIV doesn't show up n tests for months or even years.
Code:[center][b]Estimated per act risk for acquisition of HIV by exposure route[/b][/center] -------------------------------------------------------- [b] | Estimated infections per Exposure Route | 10,000 exposures to an | infected source[/b] -------------------------------------------------------- Blood Transfusion | 9,000 -------------------------------------------------------- Childbirth | 2,500 -------------------------------------------------------- Needle-sharing | injection drug use | 67 -------------------------------------------------------- Receptive anal | intercourse* | 50 -------------------------------------------------------- Percutaneous | needle stick | 30 -------------------------------------------------------- Receptive | penile-vaginal | intercourse* | 10 -------------------------------------------------------- Insertive anal | intercourse* | 6.5 -------------------------------------------------------- Insertive | penile-vaginal | intercourse* | 5 -------------------------------------------------------- Receptive fellatio* | 1 -------------------------------------------------------- Insertive fellatio* | 0.5 -------------------------------------------------------- [center][b]* assuming no condom use[/b][/center] --------------------------------------------------------
If he wasn't bleeding at all, and you didn't come in contact with any of his fluids, you're good.whitey53005 said:No idea but he wasn't bleeding at all
I figured since some peopel didn't seem very educateds on the subject, why not post up a little bit extra and it was a good comparision.renegadex96 said:yeah know it's more then just blood, but the other fluids didn't really seem to apply here
Then why the f**k would you think you had HIV?whitey53005 said:No idea but he wasn't bleeding at all
I want to know what would make you think you could have HIV. Did the guy look sick? Did he look like a junkie? Did he tell you he had HIV? Did you see him having sex with a prostitute? What sterotype did you put on this person that told you "Hmmmm, I mave have contracted HIV from him." ?whitey53005 said:Because I wasn't sure if this was a way that it could be contracted because I hadn't heard or seen anything that proves or disproves this........sorry if your so pissed it was just a general question
LMFAO!Beelzebubba said:Now if you saw this guy anal banging a Haitian hooker bareback with a small cut on his penis then forcing things under his fingernails to make them bleed, THEN, you should be worried.