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Can you be infected by touching someone HIV Positive?
You can't get infected with HIV from someone coughing on you.
Can you get HIV by physically touching?
No.HIV is transfered only when there is blood contact with the infected person.
Can you get HIV from a needle prick?
If the fluid in the needle (I assume blood) does not contain the HIV virus, it is impossible to get HIV from the needle stick. If the blood in the needle is infected with HIV, then there is a fair chance the virus will be transmitted.
Can you tell me if you prick your finger with a dirty needle is there a chance of catching HIV?
Only, if the needle has infected blood on it. P.S: If you worry that you have HIV, your mind will attract it and soon you will have HIV so stop worrying and live a clean,careful and a normal life!
How long does it take to know if you have HIV if stuck with infected needle?
it can be up to 10 years before symptoms start to show. it is easier to just get tested
Can you catch hiv by touching the fluid of an infected woman?
If there was a break or crack in your skin, then you could catch it.
Which category of drugs does not increase your risk of contracting HIV through infected needles?
They ALL DO !! Its not the drugs, its the needle that does the HIV infection thing. Meaning, If person A uses Needle A. And person B uses Needle A Too. IF person A Has HIV, then its very likely that person B gets Infected. But who does drugs anyway ? needles ONE use Only. please throw em away. Questions like this, are the reason that HIV still exists
Are cancer and HIV caused by drugs?
Some drugs have been observed to increase the risk for certain cancers, but to say drugs cause cancer is a stretch since cancers can be caused by many things. HIV is not caused by drugs, but can be spread from person-to-person if IV drug abusers share an infected needle with someone who infected with HIV who used the needle.
What is the term used to describe a person who is infected with hiv?
A person infected with HIV is generally referred to as being HIV+ (positive.) Often times, it is shortened to just "positive."
You see this injection needle lying on the grass you pick it up is it possible to be infected with hiv?
HIV is spread through blood and sexual fluids. If the needle had blood or sexual fluids that contained HIV and it came in contact with YOUR blood or sexual fluids (i.e. if you pricked your finger with it), then yes, it is possible that HIV spread.
Can you get infected if you pierce yourself with the same neadle your friend did?
Yes, you can get infected by using the same needle more than once! ---- You can also contract any disease that your "friend" has by using the same needle. Have you heard of HIV/AIDS?
If a HIV guy gets a scrape with a nail and and a day after a normal person gets scrape with that nail will he get hiv?
It depends on how recent the infected person with HIV had contact with the needle, because blood dries out eventually.
