a Blood Drop Caused Me Infection!!!! Posted: 08-15-04 21:34pm
Hey guys,
sorry to bother u guys .Just wanted t o
know that if assuming
1) u get a drop of infected blood on ur
little crack of sking on ur finger tip..R
u at risk.
2) u get a drop of infected blood on ur
already healed cut(not frsh cut and not
bleeding) of skin..Wot r the risk
factors?
Thanx in advance
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 08-16-04 20:11pm
If you get infected blood in an open wound
then you could get infected. If you get
a infected blood on a healed cut then I
really dont' think there is risk of
infection.
That is all I know.
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Effervescence
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 34
Posted: 08-17-04 23:18pm
Maybe this is just my "germ phobia" but I
always use the rule of thumb: if there is
contact with any amount of infected blood,
there is possibility of infection. If you
came in contact with anything, even if the
skin wasn't broken, i'd get tested.
-eff
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 08-17-04 23:31pm
It definately wouldn't hurt! I am a
freakin germ phobic too. Don't feel bad!
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worriedwell
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 5
My Situation!!! Posted: 08-18-04 01:50am
hotasfrick
wrote:
it definately wouldn't hurt!
I am a freakin germ phobic too. Don't
feel bad!
i am working in a departmental store with
the petrol station.
There a lady customer came in asking for
band aid for her open would profously
bleeding. And I being and customer
service manager. Went out to help her and
tried to put band aid with bare hands with
full care so that no blood from her wound
can touch my hands... While washing my
hands I realised that my hand were dry and
there was bit of dry cracks on my tip of
my fingers, which were no open cracks or
painful was just due to dryness as u can
see sometimes in winter under ur palm,
then the thing which is worrying me is
there might be a touch of a drop of her
blood from her wound which must have
touched my finger tips right on the
cracks. And must have went in my blood
stream. I m worried please help!!!
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Natalie112
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 65
Posted: 08-18-04 23:17pm
You are probably okay. Had you had an
open wound (i.E. Huge cut or large
hangnail) then you would be more at risk.
Even if some of her own blood transferred
into your system and she did have an
infection of the blood (i.E hbv, hcv, or
hiv) it will still be very tough for you
to get it. You are more likely to get hbv
(hepatitis b) than hiv in a situation like
yours. Per amount of blood there are more
infected cells with an hbv infected person
than an hiv infected person. Unless she
was bleeding profusely and you contracted
it via a mucous membrane (eyes, nose) it
will be very difficult to contract the
disease. I am in nursing and if we get
pricked with a contaminated needle
considering hiv, it would be fairly tough
to contract. I would still keep
everything in mind and watch for any
signs/symptoms. Hbv will exude symptoms
such as fever, headache, muscle pains,
nausea, etc.
Hope this helped, best of luck!
Natalie
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worriedwell
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 5
Please Reply Natalie!!! And Others Posted: 08-19-04 02:33am
natalie112
wrote:
you are probably okay. Had
you had an open wound (i.E. Huge cut or
large hangnail) then you would be more at
risk. Even if some of her own blood
transferred into your system and she did
have an infection of the blood (i.E hbv,
hcv, or hiv) it will still be very tough
for you to get it. You are more likely
to get hbv (hepatitis b) than hiv in a
situation like yours. Per amount of
blood there are more infected cells with
an hbv infected person than an hiv
infected person. Unless she was bleeding
profusely and you contracted it via a
mucous membrane (eyes, nose) it will be
very difficult to contract the disease.
I am in nursing and if we get pricked with
a contaminated needle considering hiv, it
would be fairly tough to contract. I
would still keep everything in mind and
watch for any signs/symptoms. Hbv will
exude symptoms such as fever, headache,
muscle pains, nausea, etc.
Hope this helped, best of luck!
Natalie
and how about a lip to lip kiss with an
infected person.. I mean sucking of each
others lips for 3 - 4 secs.. Risk
pose??
Help
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Effervescence
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 34
Posted: 08-19-04 11:36am
You should keep disposable gloves in your
first aid kit. You can get them in the
cleaning section of stores.
You cannot get hiv or aids from saliva,
sweat, tears, urine, or feces. Therefor
you cannot get hiv or aids from hugging
(and coming into contact with sweat) or
kissing (contact w/saliva) I posted the
reason for saliva on your other thread.
Sweat, urine, and tears simply do not
carry the virus. You can get it through
blood, mucous membranes, semen, vaginal
fluids, and breast milk. Hope i've
helped!
-eff
