The AIDS virus can survive outside the body alive and infective in body fluids for 7 days if dry and for 14 days if wet. HIV can survive for several days in the small amount of blood that remains in a needle after use, so used needles are very risky for HIV transmission

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Originally posted by TweeK I was thinking this also,so it the HIV virus cant survie outside a human body?So what if its a dirty needle?Something goes for that also right?

hmm good point.
perhaps this will answer your question

http://www.aids.org/factSheets/150-...html#anchor8024

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Originally posted by Resnick if the person has aids, and with the earring she cut herself somehow, and got blood on it, then within 5 min dropped it on floor and u stepped on it and cut yourself then theres a CHANCE that u can get it...but anything less than that is really unlikely

COol,im glad that isnt the case.Beacuse that earing was laying on the floor for quite some time on the floor.Becuase i was watching some movie on my PC and i get up and i step on that thing.

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Does this person actually *have* AIDS/HIV or are you just being a hypochondriac? Because if this person doesn't have AIDS, you don't have much to worry about

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On Does this person actually *have* AIDS/HIV or are you just being a hypochondriac? Because if this person doesn't have AIDS, you don't have much to worry about

Well no,i think they dont have aids.But i guess im over reacting and freaking out for no reason.

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Maybe ure the one who has aids U'd better throw that earring away...

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Originally posted by Plastick Maybe ure the one who has aids U'd better throw that earring away...

I havent had sex

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go see ur doctor and ask him for a blood test for HIV if u can't sleep at night...that's the best way to know ur result..

haha.. gotta love questions like this one.

answer is no, but heck, get tested anyways

>JM<

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Originally posted by TweeK I dont know about that but im just wondering what if she does.Its a relative that is visiting us from Mexico.

I was about to say, thats a pretty stupid remark, considering when did Mexico ever have a high rate of AIDS in the population? I mean if it was Brazil, then maybe your talkin...

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Originally posted by Rodrico I was about to say, thats a pretty stupid remark, considering when did Mexico ever have a high rate of AIDS in the population? I mean if it was Brazil, then maybe your talkin...

No you misunderstud me wrong i guess,Im not saying just beacuase there from mexico they have AIDS or something of that sort.I happen to be from Mexico my self.

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Originally posted by TweeK No you misunderstud me wrong i guess,Im not saying just beacuase there from mexico they have AIDS or something of that sort.I happen to be from Mexico my self.

Yeah I figured that out, thats why I was about to say that in seriousness, but now im only pointing out that I see you didnt mean that but totally miswrote that to make it seem racial or something to that affect.