What Are The Chances Of STD When Having Open Lip Wound>

Posted on Tue, 2 Dec 2014

Medically reviewed by Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team

Tue, 2 Dec 2014 Answered on

Sat, 27 Dec 2014 Last reviewed on

Question : Also one more question....(my last risk situation)

I HAVE A HABIT OF CHEWING MY LIPS AND I CUT MY LIPS BADLY AT THAT TIME..and it bled a lot(heavily)
My driver cut his hands(PALMS) on a day at 9 pm.....but since i had back pain i couldnt drive...So he had to drive with his bloody hands...and his blood got on the steering wheel...
At around 11.15 pm...i had to go to a place...SO i drove not remembering the drivers blood on the steering...
I HAVE A HABIT OF CHEWING MY LIPS AND I CUT MY LIPS BADLY AT THAT TIME..and it bled a lot(heavily)
at around 11.20 i accidently touched my cut on the lip with my palm and the fingers(terrible mistake)...
What are the chances of STDS
1. Hepatitis C
2. Hepatitis B
3. HIV
4. Hpv
5. Herpes
6. Syphylis
7. HEPATITIS A

especially hepatitis C,hepatitis B,HIV??

Note:PLEASE DONT BRUSH MY QUESTIONS ASIDE AS ANXIETY.I JUST WANT TO CLEAR MY DOUBTS AND LEARN ABOUT STDS..AND ACCORDING TO ME I WAS HIGHLY AT RISK IN THE SITUATION DESCRIBED.I REQUEST YOU TO ANSWER ME WITH REASON AFTER READING BOTH MY QUESTIONS THOROUGHLY.THANK YOU!

ADDITION:i would like to add i had three cuts on my lips at the time i touched my lips with my finger!

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Sharma (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Remote chances of infection

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM.
I am Dr Rakesh Sharma answering your query.
I can understand your concern.
I have gone through details provided by you.
The blood may have dried on steering, so chances of infection very less, but yes.
You have exposed yourself some what , to what ever your driver is suffering from, if at all he is.
Above all conditions are communicable , so what ever your driver is suffering from can be a remote possibility.
Hope I have answered your query.
If any thing else you are welcome

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Rakesh Sharma (17 hours later)

I ordered food at home and while opening the packed food...i cut myself by the aluminium foil package on my thumb...it bled heavily...
what are the chances of stds
especially hepatitis B hepatitis C and Hiv?
note: what if the person packing the food also cut himself at the same spot..
i m anxious.
please let me know the risk?
1. Hepatitis C

2. Hepatitis B

3. HIV

4. Hpv

5. Herpes

6. Syphylis

7. HEPATITIS A

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Sharma (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Again very remote chance.

Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Chances of getting infected with Minor and momentary exposures are very less.
But exposure is exposure.
So , person who open packing the food also cut himself at the same spot.. If he has got any of the above infection, may travel to up to you, But again chances are very very less.
Theoretically there is a very remote possibility, but practically chances are almost nil.Only blood test report will confirm this.
Hope I have answered your query.
If any thing else you are welcome, or you can close the query by rating the answer.
Good luck.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Rakesh Sharma (47 minutes later)

please define less..
one in thousand..one in hundred???

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Sharma (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
One in thousand.

Detailed Answer:
Hello again.
Chances of you getting infected is one in thousand, may even less.
Hope I have answered your query.
If any thing else you are welcome, or you can close the query by rating the answer.
Good luck.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar