Can HIV Be Transmitted By Food Or Water?

Posted on Fri, 12 Jun 2015

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Fri, 12 Jun 2015 Answered on

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Question : If someone maliciously put drops HIV infected blood in your drink of water, can you become infected ? The reason I ask this is because , I think someone that I had a problem with may have done it to me. I think this act was done 5 months ago. I was alerted buy a unknown phone call. Thank you for taking my question.

Answered by Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
HIV is not transmitted by food or fluids

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thank you for query. I am Dr Bharatesh D Basti answering your query.
Welcome to health care magic.

HIV is not transmitted by food or drinks.HIV does not survive in the Gastrointestinal tract .
There is a remote possibility of transmission if there are open wounds in oral cavity.
Otherwise there is no risk .You can allay fears of HIV.

You can get back for any clarification.
Thank you
Dr Bharatesh D Basti
Dermatologist and Venereologist

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