
Can HIV Be Contracted Through Contact Of Foreign Object On Open Wound?

Question: i was scraping with my nail inside refrigerator over some dry content end up bleeding under my nail any hiv hep b,c risk
Brief Answer:
No risk of HIV, hep B and C
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing in to us.
Scraping the insides of a refrigerator over some dry content and which led to bleeding under the nails will never cause transmission of HIV, hep B and C.
Probably your nails got hurt and started bleeding under it. This is not a serious problem.
You do not require testing for any of these conditions.
Hope your query is answered.
Please do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
No risk of HIV, hep B and C
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing in to us.
Scraping the insides of a refrigerator over some dry content and which led to bleeding under the nails will never cause transmission of HIV, hep B and C.
Probably your nails got hurt and started bleeding under it. This is not a serious problem.
You do not require testing for any of these conditions.
Hope your query is answered.
Please do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar


my pen fell on the train floor than this pen touched my throat skin any hiv hep b, c risk?
since the pen touched the train floor any hiv hep b, c risk
since the pen touched the train floor any hiv hep b, c risk
Brief Answer:
No risk from pen
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back with an update.
Your pen is not contaminated with HIV, hep B or C.
Therefore there is no risk if it touched yout throat skin.
Regards,
No risk from pen
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back with an update.
Your pen is not contaminated with HIV, hep B or C.
Therefore there is no risk if it touched yout throat skin.
Regards,
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar


so pen that touched train floor will not be contaminated with hiv hep b,c risk
Brief Answer:
No risdk of HIV or Hep B and C
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back with an update.
There is no risk of HIV or Hep B and C.
If the pen fell for less than 5 seconds then it will not get significantly contaminated.
Regards,
No risdk of HIV or Hep B and C
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back with an update.
There is no risk of HIV or Hep B and C.
If the pen fell for less than 5 seconds then it will not get significantly contaminated.
Regards,
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar


i had a bottle of jiuce and candy in a plastic bag and i left the plastic bag on the bank floor so the plastic bag with a bottle of jiuce and candy inside the bag touched the bank floor bag will i be safe to drink the jiuce and eat candy
Brief Answer:
The inside of the bag is not contaminated
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing in.
The inside of the bag is not contaminated. Therefore you can drink the juice and eat the candy.
Regards,
The inside of the bag is not contaminated
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing in.
The inside of the bag is not contaminated. Therefore you can drink the juice and eat the candy.
Regards,
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar


by the way the en that fell on the train floor than touched my skin my skin did not have any open cuts that as well will protect me from hiv hep b,c ?
Brief Answer:
It will protect you
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back with an update.
If there are no open cuts on your skin then it will protect you from infection. A pen touching the floor is not contaminated with infection.
Regards,
It will protect you
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for writing back with an update.
If there are no open cuts on your skin then it will protect you from infection. A pen touching the floor is not contaminated with infection.
Regards,
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar


thanks doc goodnight
Brief Answer:
Welcome
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome and good night.
Regards,
Welcome
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome and good night.
Regards,
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

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