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Can HIV Or Hepatitis-B/C Be Contracted Through Consuming Contaminated Food?
Question: i bought soup and i put soup in a cup i put the cup in the bag when i got home the soup spilled to the bag since i ate the soup what ever was left over in a cup and probably the cup came in contact to the bag any hiv hep b,c risk.and probably the soup came in contact to the bag any hiv hep b,c risk
Brief Answer:
No risk of any of these 3 viruses here.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
I can understand your concern, but no, there is no risk for HIV, Hepatitis B or C with what you described.
HIV only lives for a very short time when not inside the body, and it requires blood or bodily secretions (fresh) to survive. It only lives for seconds on inanimate objects like paper. The bag would be clean, so no risk either for Hepatitis B or C. While it is possible to get Hepatitis C from sharing a toothbrush that with someone who is infected, and Hepatitis B from exposure to blood, neither of these pose a risk from soup that has contacted a paper or plastic bag.
I hope this information puts your mind at ease.
No risk of any of these 3 viruses here.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
I can understand your concern, but no, there is no risk for HIV, Hepatitis B or C with what you described.
HIV only lives for a very short time when not inside the body, and it requires blood or bodily secretions (fresh) to survive. It only lives for seconds on inanimate objects like paper. The bag would be clean, so no risk either for Hepatitis B or C. While it is possible to get Hepatitis C from sharing a toothbrush that with someone who is infected, and Hepatitis B from exposure to blood, neither of these pose a risk from soup that has contacted a paper or plastic bag.
I hope this information puts your mind at ease.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
i bought spoons they were in a plastic bag and i forgot to wash them any hiv hep b ,c risk since i used the spoon to eat
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
No, there is no risk of any of these 3 viruses from plastic that has been stored in a bag. You are safe.
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Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
No, there is no risk of any of these 3 viruses from plastic that has been stored in a bag. You are safe.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Brief Answer:
Information on xerostomia
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
No, cockroaches do not carry HIV or Hep B or C. And these are not present in the air, so it would not have settled on the corn. Nor could the corn pick these up from the bag you purchased it in. So you can consider all of this safe from these 3 viruses.
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Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
No, cockroaches do not carry HIV or Hep B or C. And these are not present in the air, so it would not have settled on the corn. Nor could the corn pick these up from the bag you purchased it in. So you can consider all of this safe from these 3 viruses.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
my head touched a pole on the train since my head touched my pillow while i was in bed any hiv hep b,c risk as far my face after shaving with a few cuts touching the pillow since the pole on the train incident any hiv hep b,c risk
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
No, there is no risk, because the cloth of your pillow will not harbor these viruses.
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Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
No, there is no risk, because the cloth of your pillow will not harbor these viruses.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
any hiv hep b,c risk when an open cut touched a shopping bag from a store
Brief Answer:
Question so that I can answer
Detailed Answer:
Who had the open cut, you or the person at the store, and was the wound bleeding?
Question so that I can answer
Detailed Answer:
Who had the open cut, you or the person at the store, and was the wound bleeding?
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
i had the cut the cut looked open but no actual bleeeding
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Then no, there isn't any risk unless there was fresh blood on the shopping bag and you touched that, which I doubt you would do.
The only things to be concerned about for the 3 viruses in question are from unprotected sex, sharing needles, toothbrushes, razors, and from unscreened blood transfusions (which happens in some countries). Also, if you work in the health profession and are in contact with blood. But otherwise, all of the things you mentioned do not pose a risk. Incidental daily contacts such as with shopping bags, poles on the train, etc do not pose a risk. If they did, many people would be contracting these viruses, and it does not occur that casually.
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Detailed Answer:
Then no, there isn't any risk unless there was fresh blood on the shopping bag and you touched that, which I doubt you would do.
The only things to be concerned about for the 3 viruses in question are from unprotected sex, sharing needles, toothbrushes, razors, and from unscreened blood transfusions (which happens in some countries). Also, if you work in the health profession and are in contact with blood. But otherwise, all of the things you mentioned do not pose a risk. Incidental daily contacts such as with shopping bags, poles on the train, etc do not pose a risk. If they did, many people would be contracting these viruses, and it does not occur that casually.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
so the conclusion that i am risk free?
Brief Answer:
Yes
Detailed Answer:
Yes, you are risk free from this even with the shopping/plastic bag.
Yes
Detailed Answer:
Yes, you are risk free from this even with the shopping/plastic bag.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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