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Q: HIV transfer using bloody towel ?

asked by: mynameismy on April 10th, 2009

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hello,

recently i had a face wash in barbers shop..

after washing, he used a towel on my face...

he rubbed my cheek hardly, with that my small pimple was damaged and i got a blood from it...

my doubt is i used a towel in barbers shop(the towel may used for different people)

iam very much afraid of getting HIV...

what to do sir..

Replies(1)

MandMs

replied on April 13th, 2009

Extremely eHealthy

There is no need to worry.
HIV does not survive well in the environment, thus the possibility of environmental transmission is almost impossible.
It takes very short time for the virus to dies outside its host (the blood that may contain HIV get dried very soon and the virus is dead), cause HIV is unable to reproduce outside the living host.

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