QUESTIONS BOUT THE HIV VIRUS???PLS ANSWER?

alright look after hiv dries and dies what are the chances of it coming back to life(like if water got on the dead virus culd it re awaken it) and being able to infect people????


and also how long does hiv virus survive outside the body???lets say i step on hiv infected blood and i didnt know and i came home and wiped that blood all over the rug how long would it survive in the rug???wuld it survive long enuff to infect me or my family???

one more question......
is it possible to get hiv jus by touching sumting that a hiv positive person has touch.....like say you borrow there pen or or use the same desk as them???and also lets say u get hiv juices on ur hands, what wuld u use to clean ur hands of the hiv juices???
please answer..dont have to answer all of them but if u culd then im very gratefull!!!!! THX

You've heard some bad information I think.

Once HIV dries outside the body, it's pretty much dead. If not, it will be very quickly. And it stays that way.

HIV can only survive a few hours outside of the body, and that's in near perfect conditions. Check out the CDC's webpage on HIV for more accurate numbers. If you stepped on some infected blood, the virus would probably be dead by the time you made it home.

HIV does not transmit through skin to skin contact. It must reach a mucous membrane (eyes, parts of the genitals, etc) or an open wound. You cannot get it from touching an infected person or their stuff. If you did touch infected blood, any good soap should be fine to clean your hands off with a good scrubbing. Antibacterial soap is better.

not sure about the first one, but it can survive for a little while outside the body. like the "toilet seat" really doesn't give you HIV. it usually dies b4 someone else sits there. if the blood came into any contact w/ your skin, get tested immediately. and "HIV juices" is not a great description for it, but sharing a desk or pen w/ someone usually isn't the way you contract it. some form of intercourse is the easiest way to contract the virus.

HIV is only transmitted via exchange of body fluids, or sexual contact. This includes contact with contaminated blood (either via transfusion or contact with an open wound), breast milk, sex, occasionally transplacental infection occurrs (rarely), and used needles. There is no other known way that HIV is transmitted:)

This means that you need not worry about touching things that a HIV+ person has touched, touching that person, taking a shower with the same soap as that person, or even kissing. HIV would not be acquired from a rug, a pen, or a desk- only from direct contact with contaminated body fluids. Though it is always advisable to wash your hands frequently, you do not need to wash your hands after touching somebody who is HIV+. Even if you came into contact with contaminated blood, you would not get HIV unless it entered your body through an open wound- so if you stepped in blood, you are probably safe unless you have sliced your foot or rubbed the blood in your eye. You and your family are safe:)

Also note- viruses are neither alive nor dead. Therefore, reawakening a "dead" virus is impossible. Some viruses can exist for prolonged periods outside of a host, and some cannot; it depends on their structure.

I agree with Krieger. You really have some very bad information. Very, very bad information. And HIV is like any other virus, once it's dead, it's dead. It's not coming back to life. Oh, and there is no such thing as HIV juices. Not unless you are talking about body fluids from having sex with an infected partner. And how do you know this person is HIV infected?? Don't listen to rumors. Make sure you have all your facts before you start condemning someone. Kids tend to make up lies and stories just to be mean and hateful. Anyway....

Here's some information for you, straight from the CDC website:

CDC studies have shown that drying of even high concentrations of HIV reduces the amount of infectious virus by 90 to 99 percent within several hours. Since the HIV concentrations used in laboratory studies are much higher than those actually found in blood or other specimens, drying of HIV-infected human blood or other body fluids reduces the theoretical risk of environmental transmission to that which has been observed--essentially zero.


How HIV is Transmitted
HIV is most commonly transmitted through specific sexual behaviors (anal, vaginal, or oral sex) or needle sharing with an infected person. An HIV-infected woman can pass the virus to her baby before or during childbirth or after birth through breastfeeding. Although the risk is extremely low in the United Stats, it is also possible to acquire HIV through transfusions of infected blood or blood products.

HIV is found in varying concentrations or amounts in blood, semen, vaginal fluid, breast milk, saliva, and tears. HIV Must Get into the Bloodstream
It is not enough to be in contact with an infected fluid for HIV to be transmitted. Healthy, intact skin does not allow HIV to get into the body. HIV can enter through an open cut or sore, or through contact with the mucous membranes. Paths of Infection
HIV can be transmitted through:

* Unprotected vaginal, anal and oral sex.
* Direct blood contact, which may occur through needle sharing, transfusions, accidents in health care settings, or certain blood products.
* Mother to baby; before or during birth or through breast milk.

Infectious Fluids
HIV can be transmitted from an infected person to another through:

* Blood
* Semen (including pre-seminal fluid)
* Vaginal secretions
* HIV can also be transmitted through breast milk-expressed through feeding, in limited circumstances where there is exposure to large quantities.