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What Are My Chances Of Getting HIV?
Hi doctor A one month ago my brother used my teeth toothbrush then after 25 hours he used my teeth toothbrush ,I have reused that toothbrush. But I had washed that toothbrush by hand soap before used that toothbrush .so my questions 1, is have I probability to infect by hiv viruses if my brother is hiv positive? 2, I had washed that toothbrush by hand soap before I have used that toothbrush .so is that hand soap can remove hiv virus if he was bleeding when he used my toothbrush? I hope someone can help me!
Tue, 14 Oct 2014
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
It is not at all possible to get a HIV infection through a tooth brush shared by your brother within a interval of 25 hours. If we consider that your brother has HIV infection, bleeding gums or gum disease and the bush used by immediately before it gets dried, then there is a theoretical chance of HIV transmission. But this also is very very rare through an inanimate object.
In your case you had used the bush after 25 hours. HIV can not be viable outside the body or body-fluids not more than few seconds. So the risk very negligible even if your bother has HIV disease. Nothing to worry.
DR S.Murugan
Welcome to HCM.
It is not at all possible to get a HIV infection through a tooth brush shared by your brother within a interval of 25 hours. If we consider that your brother has HIV infection, bleeding gums or gum disease and the bush used by immediately before it gets dried, then there is a theoretical chance of HIV transmission. But this also is very very rare through an inanimate object.
In your case you had used the bush after 25 hours. HIV can not be viable outside the body or body-fluids not more than few seconds. So the risk very negligible even if your bother has HIV disease. Nothing to worry.
DR S.Murugan
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