LIFE SPAN OF HIV
For example:
If an uninfected person gets into contact with an infected persons blood though the uninfected person lacks any wound within the body or just the skin, it is always said that the uninfected person is less likely to transmit the HIV virus. But what if within seconds or just minutes after washing away or just generally cleansing oneself the uninfected person gets into contact with a sharp object and creates a wound on the skin. Is it likely that the person would transmit the HIV virus especially if the uninfected person used a disinfectant like soap to cleanse himself or herself?
Well the answer is no. The disinfectant which is the soap kills germs and that includes the virus itself which was on the skin of the uninfected person. But problem comes in when only the uninfected person cleansed herself or himself with water alone. HIV is not a living thing but it survives both in fluids iand air. Whether the air is dry or not, HIV can still survive in it. So when the uninfected person washes herself / himself with water and dries himself/herself and then within minutes he/she gets an injury, there are high chances of trasmitting the virus.
HIV survives outside the body within minutes though it is not exactly known how many minutes it can take. So when an injury is caused and the blood fluid oozes outside the HIV virus is activated once more. Seemingly it is just like a dry plant that when water is poured upon it becomes a living thing once more. And once it gets into contact with the blood, it targets the blood cells where it would hide and mutiply abruptly to increase its effect on the infected person. And even when the person is dead , yes it can still affect those who get into contact with the dead skin especially when they have open wounds. Though the virus survives within minutes in the dead body and then automatically pulls out.
Jacklyne Ouma
If an uninfected person gets into contact with an infected persons blood though the uninfected person lacks any wound within the body or just the skin, it is always said that the uninfected person is less likely to transmit the HIV virus. But what if within seconds or just minutes after washing away or just generally cleansing oneself the uninfected person gets into contact with a sharp object and creates a wound on the skin. Is it likely that the person would transmit the HIV virus especially if the uninfected person used a disinfectant like soap to cleanse himself or herself?
Well the answer is no. The disinfectant which is the soap kills germs and that includes the virus itself which was on the skin of the uninfected person. But problem comes in when only the uninfected person cleansed herself or himself with water alone. HIV is not a living thing but it survives both in fluids iand air. Whether the air is dry or not, HIV can still survive in it. So when the uninfected person washes herself / himself with water and dries himself/herself and then within minutes he/she gets an injury, there are high chances of trasmitting the virus.
HIV survives outside the body within minutes though it is not exactly known how many minutes it can take. So when an injury is caused and the blood fluid oozes outside the HIV virus is activated once more. Seemingly it is just like a dry plant that when water is poured upon it becomes a living thing once more. And once it gets into contact with the blood, it targets the blood cells where it would hide and mutiply abruptly to increase its effect on the infected person. And even when the person is dead , yes it can still affect those who get into contact with the dead skin especially when they have open wounds. Though the virus survives within minutes in the dead body and then automatically pulls out.
Jacklyne Ouma
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