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Does Washing HIV Affected Person's Clothes Has A Risk Involved?

I was washing my clothes in the laundromat and I found a pair of panties that were my size but not mine. My question is what if for some reason they were worn by someone who had HIV and I maybe accidentally wore them before washing them would that put me at risk?
Wed, 18 Jun 2014
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No, Even if 'panties' were put on by you accidentally earlier worn by somebody who was HIV+ without washing , does not put to you at any risk as HIV virus is so fragile that it gets destroyed coming in contact with environment . Secondly it needs some body fluids to keep itself alive, which is not your case..
So no worries there.
keep me posted

Dr Matin .A. Khan
MBBS, MPH, MMSc (HIV Med) PhD
M.A (Sociology) , M.Sc(Psychology), M.Sc(Counselling & Psychotherapy)
Fellowship in HIV Medicine (School of Tropical Medicine Kolkata, India)
AAHIVS ( American Academy of HIV Medicine USA)
Galen Exam for Certificate of Clinical Competence in HIV Medicine from IAPAC USA
MGM Medical College , Jamshedpur , India
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Does Washing HIV Affected Person's Clothes Has A Risk Involved?

No, Even if panties were put on by you accidentally earlier worn by somebody who was HIV+ without washing , does not put to you at any risk as HIV virus is so fragile that it gets destroyed coming in contact with environment . Secondly it needs some body fluids to keep itself alive, which is not your case.. So no worries there. keep me posted Dr Matin .A. Khan MBBS, MPH, MMSc (HIV Med) PhD M.A (Sociology) , M.Sc(Psychology), M.Sc(Counselling & Psychotherapy) Fellowship in HIV Medicine (School of Tropical Medicine Kolkata, India) AAHIVS ( American Academy of HIV Medicine USA) Galen Exam for Certificate of Clinical Competence in HIV Medicine from IAPAC USA MGM Medical College , Jamshedpur , India