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

Posted on Wed, 11 Jan 2017

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

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (45 minutes later)

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,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Vivek Chail (2 minutes later)

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

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (1 minute later)

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,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Vivek Chail (6 minutes later)

so pen that touched train floor will not be contaminated with hiv hep b,c risk

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (1 minute later)

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,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Vivek Chail (4 minutes later)

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

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (2 minutes later)

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,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Vivek Chail (2 minutes later)

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 ?

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (5 hours later)

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,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Vivek Chail (8 minutes later)

thanks doc goodnight

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Welcome

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome and good night.

Regards,

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar