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Can HIV Be Transmitted Through Contact With Blood Outside Human Body?

Posted on Fri, 26 Feb 2016

Question: sir, can HIV transmitted through contact with the wet blood outside human body () if some one touch the infected blood outside human body with his penis and after that he masturbates) ??? Can it be transmitted by sewage water (if it mixed with body fluids having HIV) ?? I found on the internet that a researcher Dr Thames has said that HIV can live in sewage water for long. Please help me to clarify my doubts.

Answered by Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
HIV Transmission possible if open wounds.

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for query. I am Dr Bharatesh D Basti answering your query.
Welcome to health care magic. I have gone through the details.

HIV can be transmitted if infected fluid or blood enters the vessels directly or injected directly or through open wounds.
Skin is an effective barrier.So just contact with secretions/blood does not transmit HIV.If there are wounds then there is possibility. If there are abrasions on penis there are chances of transmission.
If infected sewage water enters through wound there is possibility of transmission. HIV does not survive in gastrointestinal tract.So cannot be transmitted if you drink contaminated sewage water.

You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti
Dermatologist and venereolgist

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

Follow up: Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (6 minutes later)

sir, for how long HIV can be infectious in wet blood outside human body ?? Before some days while I was using a public toilet, while my feces fell into the commode latrine some sewage water fell on my penis(often semen comes while I strain in the toilet). After some time of this incident I masturbated. Is there any risk of HIV infection in this way ???

Answered by Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Chances of transmission is nil.

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for follow up query.

HIV will not survive for more than few minutes in environment.
The chances of HIV transmission by the mode described is nil.

You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti

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

Follow up: Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (5 minutes later)

thank U sir. But U have said in your first answer that "If infected sewage water enters through wound there is possibility of transmission". So can I get HIV from the situation described above in the toilet ???

Can someone get HIV from the wet blood outside human body if he touch that wet blood by his hand(after sometime the blood lies on a solid surface) and he masturbates by his hand after touching the blood ??

Answered by Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Unlikely in the given situation.

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for follow up query.

If there are any wounds in your hand ,or penis there is possibility of transmission, provided the sewage water is HIV infected. It is practically not possible.

You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti

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

Follow up: Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (9 minutes later)

Sorry sir. I could not get your point. U have said that I can get HIV if I have any wound on hand or penis. But again U have said that it is practically not possible. Please be kind enough to make it clear. Sorry to disturb U. Thank U .

Answered by Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes.Not possible unless there are wounds.

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for follow up query.

I don't think you had wounds in either of the areas.
If there were wounds you would have mentioned it by now.Also you would have been cautious too.
So I do not see possibility of transmission of HIV.

You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti

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

Follow up: Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (7 minutes later)

Thank U sir. I don't know whether there were wounds or not. (I don't know whether I was having any STD at that time or not). Often a little semen comes when I talk to girls and also semen comes when I strain in toilet to make feces come out. Is it the symptoms of STD ??? If this is STD then Can I have wounds on my penis due to these STD?

I think there were no visible wound on my hands during the touch of wet blood and masturbation after that. But can the wet blood infect HIV if it comes in touch to my penis during the masturbation through my hands ?

Answered by Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not a symptom of STDs

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for follow up query.

The initial secretions secreted is normal.You need not worry about STDs. It does not suggest STDs or ulcers.
Just contact with blood will not transmit HIV.
So you can allay fears of HIV.

You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti

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