Dr. Kiran Anaparthi
HIV/AIDS specialist
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Hi doctor,
I was traveling in an AC(Alternating current) bus compartment, and I had nightfall. So I wiped my penis inner foreskin and urethra in the bed. Can I be at risk of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)? There might be an HIV positive person as a bus staff on the bus, and there may be an infected fluid like blood on the same bed. My foreskin came in contact with some infectious fluid. Am I at risk from the event? Does HIV survive in the dry air like in AC compartment? I had neck tension and severe abdominal pain for the past one day. Are these are the symptoms of seroconversion? I did an HIV antibody test by chromatography at 28 days. Do I need more testing? I never had sex. I am not taking any drugs. Please help.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com.
Regarding your first question, you are not at all at risk of getting HIV from the incident. HIV survive for 40 to 50 seconds in the outside environment and a maximum of 30 minutes in tissue samples. In your condition, there is no chance of getting HIV infection from the bedsheet. Neck pain and abdomen pain are not related to HIV, and they may occur for other reasons. This is needed to be evaluated. Get whole blood RNA PCR test to rule out HIV after 45 days of the incident. This is the final diagnostic test.
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