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Can HIV Infection Be Contracted Through Contact With Infected Blood?
Question: Greetings
i was in a barber shop and he accidently cut his finger, however he went to wash his hand after the cut , and then he rubbed my beard with his hand is wet with water and some shaving gel, there was no cut on me, however i have many small pimples on my beard and when rubbing them it might pop with blood, my concern is can by rubbing my beard with his hand wet with water and might contain blood, might enter through these pimples and get hiv ?
i did not see blood on my beard and chin , however am concerned
i was in a barber shop and he accidently cut his finger, however he went to wash his hand after the cut , and then he rubbed my beard with his hand is wet with water and some shaving gel, there was no cut on me, however i have many small pimples on my beard and when rubbing them it might pop with blood, my concern is can by rubbing my beard with his hand wet with water and might contain blood, might enter through these pimples and get hiv ?
i did not see blood on my beard and chin , however am concerned
Brief Answer:
No chances
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.
HIV does not survive outside body for more than a few seconds. Even research has confirmed that barbers do not transmit HIV by touching intact skin and pimples. So you can be relaxed and allay your fears. There is no chance that HIV transmitted to you by this method.
Hope it helps.
Dr Vaishalee
No chances
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.
HIV does not survive outside body for more than a few seconds. Even research has confirmed that barbers do not transmit HIV by touching intact skin and pimples. So you can be relaxed and allay your fears. There is no chance that HIV transmitted to you by this method.
Hope it helps.
Dr Vaishalee
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Even if small pimple was some how bleeding and i did not notice and some blood mixed with water and shaving gel came on it ?
Thank you alot
I appreciate your reply
Thank you alot
I appreciate your reply
Brief Answer:
No risk
Detailed Answer:
Hi again
The time that the barber took to wash his hands and then apply shaving gel, was enough to kill the HIV virus.
So there is no risk of transmitting HIV from him.
Dr Vaishalee
No risk
Detailed Answer:
Hi again
The time that the barber took to wash his hands and then apply shaving gel, was enough to kill the HIV virus.
So there is no risk of transmitting HIV from him.
Dr Vaishalee
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Kampana
Yes thanks ......but when he came back his hand was still bleeding slightly and my small pimple on my beard were red and might be slightly bleeding .. am really terrified ..
I really appreciate your full support
Best regards
I really appreciate your full support
Best regards
Brief Answer:
Still no risk
Detailed Answer:
Hi again
Even if his wound was bleeding and your pimple was bleeding, the risk is none. Firstly his chance of having HIV is very less. Then passing it on via bleeding wounds is also less. So your risk is negligible.
Dr Vaishalee
Still no risk
Detailed Answer:
Hi again
Even if his wound was bleeding and your pimple was bleeding, the risk is none. Firstly his chance of having HIV is very less. Then passing it on via bleeding wounds is also less. So your risk is negligible.
Dr Vaishalee
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
One last question , you are saying the blood cannot pass through pimple even it was little bleeding ?
I will close the thread after this question.
thank you alot :)
I will close the thread after this question.
thank you alot :)
Brief Answer:
According to your description, chances are none
Detailed Answer:
Hi
As per your description, barber cut his finger and bled a little. Then he washed it, applied some shaving gel and then touched your skin that has some bleeding pimples. According to this description, there is no chance of transmitting (passing) of the virus. Even if the blood mixed, it just stayed on the skin and did not pass through the pimple into your blood.
Hope it helps.
Dr Vaishalee
According to your description, chances are none
Detailed Answer:
Hi
As per your description, barber cut his finger and bled a little. Then he washed it, applied some shaving gel and then touched your skin that has some bleeding pimples. According to this description, there is no chance of transmitting (passing) of the virus. Even if the blood mixed, it just stayed on the skin and did not pass through the pimple into your blood.
Hope it helps.
Dr Vaishalee
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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