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How Is HIV Transmitted?
Posted on
Mon, 17 Aug 2015
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Mon, 17 Aug 2015
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Question : I went to clean my stomach n was sitting in toilet seat in office complex washroon i realized my penis was touching the toilet seat n i justvstood up n when i open the skin if my penis found sone white stuff ian afraid can i get hiv due to this . iam married n have kids
Brief Answer:
Chances of getting HIV infection through toilet seat is negligible.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Thanks for posting your query.
Penis touching toilet seat is a quite common sequence for anybody. Nobody would acquire HIV through this means. HIV can not survive other than body fluids for more than few seconds. So nothing to worry.
Dr S.Murugan
Chances of getting HIV infection through toilet seat is negligible.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Thanks for posting your query.
Penis touching toilet seat is a quite common sequence for anybody. Nobody would acquire HIV through this means. HIV can not survive other than body fluids for more than few seconds. So nothing to worry.
Dr S.Murugan
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Iam afraid as when i realize my penis was continuesly in direct contact of toilet seat i stood up n when i open skin above if my penis i found a layer of white liquid it could be a anyones sperm n it directly comes on my penis
Brief Answer:
Still the chance of getting HIV is negligible.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
Just by touching the toilet seat, nothing could enter below the foreskin unless you had retracted the same. It could be the secretion of your own. When there was an yeast infection you could have a whitish layer or stuff covered your glans (head) penis or it could be smegma.
Even if we considered that you had come in contact with somebody's semen, the man who produced the semen was not necessarily be a HIV positive individual. Moreover Just contact with semen without penetration and in the absence of any abrasions, the chance of HIV transmission is negligible. So nothing to worry.
Dr S.Murugan
Still the chance of getting HIV is negligible.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
Just by touching the toilet seat, nothing could enter below the foreskin unless you had retracted the same. It could be the secretion of your own. When there was an yeast infection you could have a whitish layer or stuff covered your glans (head) penis or it could be smegma.
Even if we considered that you had come in contact with somebody's semen, the man who produced the semen was not necessarily be a HIV positive individual. Moreover Just contact with semen without penetration and in the absence of any abrasions, the chance of HIV transmission is negligible. So nothing to worry.
Dr S.Murugan
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Iam worried as this incident took place two weeks ago n i have got cough n also little fever for last two days but i have consumed cold drink n slept in front of ac and its totally rain fir last 1 week in new XXXXXXX . confirm and advice what to do and i would like to ask anybody in history suffered to hiv due to any incident like that . iam worried as i have a family
Brief Answer:
Your symptoms are not due to HIV
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
Cough and fever are common symptoms those can occur to anybody without HIV. Earliest manifestations of HIV disease can occur only 3-4 weeks after the risky contact when there is an infection.
So still I assure that you are unlikely to contact HIV infection. The symptoms were unlikely to be due to HIV.
Dr S.Murugan
Your symptoms are not due to HIV
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
Cough and fever are common symptoms those can occur to anybody without HIV. Earliest manifestations of HIV disease can occur only 3-4 weeks after the risky contact when there is an infection.
So still I assure that you are unlikely to contact HIV infection. The symptoms were unlikely to be due to HIV.
Dr S.Murugan
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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