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Can HIV Be Contracted From A Puncture Wound Caused By A Parkinson's Patient?

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Posted on Thu, 14 Sep 2017
Question: Can you get hiv if you cut you finger on the teeth of a parkinson,s patient in an effort to give him his medications since his is unable to take them by himself?

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Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (6 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Injury through teeth of Parkinson patient does not cause HIV when free from HIV

Detailed Answer:
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Welcome to HealthcareMagic.
Thanks for posting your query.

AIDS is known to human kind for the past 36 years only. Parkinson's disease is present and known to humankind very long back.

AIDS is caused by human immunodeficiency virus whereas Parkinson's disease is neither an infectious disease nor caused by any microorganism.

When the Parkinson's disease patient is free from HIV, injury caused by his/her teeth can never be able to transmit HIV infection.

Even if we consider him/her an HIV positive patient, transmission of HIV infection through an injury caused by his/her teeth is a remote and just a negligible possibility.

Regards
Dr S.Murugan

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan

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Can HIV Be Contracted From A Puncture Wound Caused By A Parkinson's Patient?

Brief Answer: Injury through teeth of Parkinson patient does not cause HIV when free from HIV Detailed Answer: Hi, Welcome to HealthcareMagic. Thanks for posting your query. AIDS is known to human kind for the past 36 years only. Parkinson's disease is present and known to humankind very long back. AIDS is caused by human immunodeficiency virus whereas Parkinson's disease is neither an infectious disease nor caused by any microorganism. When the Parkinson's disease patient is free from HIV, injury caused by his/her teeth can never be able to transmit HIV infection. Even if we consider him/her an HIV positive patient, transmission of HIV infection through an injury caused by his/her teeth is a remote and just a negligible possibility. Regards Dr S.Murugan