Hi Doctor I Was Sharing Food With My Colleague And

Posted on Wed, 26 Jun 2019

Question: Hi doctor I was sharing food with my colleague and I am not sure if he has hiv .. he was having noodles he gave me from his fork.. so I ate it then I realised that I should not have taken .. as I was not sure.. but then I have ulcer in my mouth and I am not sure if he was bleeding ..
Is there any chance?

Answered by Dr. Sunil Jangid (51 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
There is absolutely no chance of HIV.

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX

Welcome to Ask a Doctor Service.

There is absolutely no chance of contracting HIV in your exposure because HIV is not transmitted through the food items so don't get worried or tensed. The ulcer in the mouth might be due to some other reason but not related to HIV so just calm down, forget the episode and live your life normally. For any further query feel free to ask me again.

Thank You

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Sunil Jangid (1 hour later)

Dear doctor .. I did not get the ulcer due to that I said I had all ready an ulcer in my mouth .. so it's a cut wound .. from food I won't get HIV .. however since I all ready had cut wound which is ulcer .. and what if his blood has touched the fork .. is there any chance there ??

Answered by Dr. Sunil Jangid (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No chance of transmission of infection.

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX

Welcome back and thanks for follow-up.

There is no chance of transmission of infection through the exposure you had mentioned because the virus becomes inactive in an open environment outside the human body so be relaxed, forget the things and move on in life happily.

Thank You

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad