panicked1
03-05-14, 00:19
Hi guys,
Now I've heard that HIV survival outside the body is very poor as the virus is very weak. Today I was handling money and there appeared to be lots of blood over a certain pound coin. Being a hypochondriac, having to handle this money made me feel awful.
On the way back to my house about 15 minutes later (I hadn't washed my hands at this point) I noticed a cut on my hand was bleeding. I used the same hand that handled the bloody coin to wipe away blood on my cut :doh:
Anyways, so I've returned to freaking out about HIV. Many posts online state about having the need for direct contact, however, I found a blog from AidsMap that suggests otherwise:
http://www.aidsmap.com/Survival-outside-the-body/page/1321278/
So, guys, what do you think? Am I at risk here? Could handling this money (and other coins which have touched this coin) have allowed for the virus to have spread into my bloodstream? What about what is stated on the AidsMap website? Should this warrant a visit to the doctor? :unsure:
Thank you x
Now I've heard that HIV survival outside the body is very poor as the virus is very weak. Today I was handling money and there appeared to be lots of blood over a certain pound coin. Being a hypochondriac, having to handle this money made me feel awful.
On the way back to my house about 15 minutes later (I hadn't washed my hands at this point) I noticed a cut on my hand was bleeding. I used the same hand that handled the bloody coin to wipe away blood on my cut :doh:
Anyways, so I've returned to freaking out about HIV. Many posts online state about having the need for direct contact, however, I found a blog from AidsMap that suggests otherwise:
http://www.aidsmap.com/Survival-outside-the-body/page/1321278/
So, guys, what do you think? Am I at risk here? Could handling this money (and other coins which have touched this coin) have allowed for the virus to have spread into my bloodstream? What about what is stated on the AidsMap website? Should this warrant a visit to the doctor? :unsure:
Thank you x