I Have Question Regarding HIV Infection Disease. My Hands And

Posted on Tue, 19 May 2020

Question: I have question regarding HIV infection disease. My hands and clothes may contaminated with body fluid when I using public toilet. I washed my hands and clothes with a soap bar when I came back home. But later my husband cleaned his hemorrhoids with the soap from that soap bar. Any risk of infection?

Answered by Dr. Shinas Hussain (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
No chance of contamination.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query.

HIV will not get transmitted through public toilets or using common rooms or even sharing foods.

Direct contact with body fluids like needle prick or blood transfusion is required for transmission.

Moreover, HIV can not survive long outside the body.

Nothing much to worry about the soap and all...Avoid unnecessary concerns.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Shinas Hussain (1 hour later)

Thanks Dr. Shinas, Do you mean that the virus on soap should be died when my husband using it? Or it is hard to left virus active on the surface even I washed the may hand with suspicious stain with soap.(there is no blood stain on soap after washing my hands and clothes

Answered by Dr. Shinas Hussain (1 minute later)

Brief Answer:
Virus will not survive on water.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Virus does not survive on water or soaps.
Absolutely no need to worry.
Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T