on the pool rules it says no one with open cuts can go in with diseases..basiclly aids
Ok so as I type this, my heart pounds so hard, I AM SO scared that I may have contracted HIV/AIDS today, see I went to this water park today, it's small and indoors, and the water there was salty, not chlorinated I guess, I went today as my grade 8 grad trip, and there were TONS of people there, so anyways I went on many slides with my friends, and i noticed at the end how there were little floating bits, like skin, beads , dirt etc, etc..
so i was in one of those horrible lines waiting and waiting, then i tripped and cut my toe on the sharp stair then it was my urn to go down the slide, so i went anyways, blood and all, open wound and all in the dirty water with possible AIDS only after i got off the slide and waled around about 20 minutes later did i find a life guard who gave me a towelette, so i wiped it and walked away, so i went swimming and everything all day with the CUT, so then after i cut myself AGAIN on those stupid, stupid stairs and went down the slide again about 10 minutes this time i got another towelette and a band aid and got mad and changed...
so basically with the many cuts and such i got and had i went swimming in a public place and may have gotten AIDS i think...what do YOU think?
my dads scared for me, im crying now help!
i live in Canada btw
my mother says i dont have it beacuse it will bee too diluted a little c
ut wont get infected, and the chemicals will kill it..
canada well i dunno hygeine info or soemthing You were at no risk at all. HIV dies outside out of its host. It's actually fragile, and would not have survived in the water.
You're fine. Just keep your cut clean so it doesn't get infected. That is the worst that would happen.
HIV is only transmitted 3 ways....unprotected sexual intercourse, sharing needles, and mother to child. No other way.
Breathe :) Your mother is absolutely correct. Your father is being silly, to put it mildly. You need to educate yourself and your father about HIV and AIDS. You are talking about contracting HIV here, not AIDS. AIDS develops after you contract HIV.
Here, read this:
Can HIV be transmitted in swimming pool water?
鈥淗IV cannot be spread by sharing washing facilities or swimming in the same pool with an HIV-infected person...鈥?
Can I get infected with HIV from mosquitoes?
鈥淣o...studies conducted by researchers at CDC and elsewhere have shown no evidence of HIV transmission through insects...鈥?br>
Can HIV be transmitted through saliva, tears or sweat?
鈥淐ontact with saliva, tears, or sweat has never been shown to result in transmission of HIV...鈥?br>
Can HIV be transmitted by wound-to-wound contact?
鈥淭ransmission via wound-to-wound contact, although theoretically possible is highly unlikely given the improbability of such a scenario and the small concentration of virus that is likely to be present...鈥?br>
Can I get HIV from casual contact (shaking hands, hugging, using a toilet, kissing on the cheek, drinking from the same glass, or the sneezing and coughing of an infected person)?
鈥淣o. HIV is not transmitted by day-to-day contact in the workplace, schools, or social settings...HIV is not an airborne or food-borne virus, and it does not live long outside the
Can I get HIV from open-mouth kissing?
鈥淥pen-mouth kissing is considered a very low-risk activity for the transmission of HIV. However, prolonged open-mouth kissing could damage the mouth or lips and allow HIV to pass from an infected person to a partner and then enter the body through cuts or sores in the mouth...鈥?
Can HIV be transmitted by aerosol?
鈥淎t present time, there are no known instances in which bloodborne pathogens have been transmitted to patients or workers by respirable particles in a clinical setting...鈥?br>
Are patients in a dentist's or doctor's office at risk of getting HIV?
鈥淎lthough HIV transmission is possible in health care settings, it is extremely rare...鈥?/div>
Source(s):
http://www.hiv.va.gov/vahiv?page=prtop08...How HIV is transmitted
You can become infected with HIV in several ways, including:
鈻燬exual transmission. You may become infected if you have vaginal, anal or oral sex with an infected partner whose blood, semen or vaginal secretions enter your body. You can also become infected from shared sexual devices if they're not washed or covered with a condom. The virus is present in the semen or vaginal secretions of someone who's infected and enters your body through small tears that can develop in the vagina or rectum during sexual activity. If you already have another sexually transmitted disease, you're at much greater risk of contracting HIV. Contrary to what researchers once believed, women who use the spermicide nonoxynol 9 also may be at increased risk. This spermicide irritates the lining of the vagina and may cause tears that allow the virus into the body.
鈻燭ransmission through infected blood. In some cases, the virus may be transmitted through blood and blood products that you receive in blood transfusions. Since 1985, American hospitals and blood banks have screened the blood supply for HIV antibodies. This blood testing, along with improvements in donor screening and recruitment practices, has substantially reduced the risk of acquiring HIV through a transfusion.
鈻燭ransmission through needle sharing. HIV is easily transmitted through needles and syringes contaminated with infected blood. Sharing intravenous drug paraphernalia puts you at high risk of HIV and other infectious diseases such as hepatitis. Your risk is greater if you inject drugs frequently and also engage in high-risk sexual behavior. Avoiding the use of injected drugs is the most reliable way to prevent infection. If that isn't an option, you can reduce your risk by participating in a needle exchange program that allows you to trade used needles and syringes for sterile ones.
鈻燭ransmission through accidental needle sticks. Transmission of the virus between HIV-positive people and health care workers through needle sticks is low. Experts put the risk at far less than 1 percent.
鈻燭ransmission from mother to child. Each year, nearly 600,000 infants are infected with HIV, either during pregnancy or delivery or through breast-feeding. But if women receive treatment for HIV infection during pregnancy, the risk to their babies is significantly reduced. In the United States, most pregnant women are pre-screened for HIV, and anti-retroviral drugs are readily available. Not so in developing nations, where women seldom know their HIV status, and treatment is often limited or nonexistent. When medications aren't available, Caesarean section is sometimes recommended instead of vaginal delivery. Other options, such as vaginal disinfection, haven't proved effective.
鈻燨ther methods of transmission. In rare cases, the virus may be transmitted through organ or tissue transplants or unsterilized dental or surgical equipment.
Ways HIV is not transmitted
To become infected with HIV, infected blood, semen or vaginal secretions must enter your body. You can't become infected through ordinary contact 鈥?hugging, kissing, dancing or shaking hands 鈥?with someone who has HIV or AIDS. |
