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How will you react if one of your friends is HIV-positive?
Reassure. Let the person know, through your words or actions, that their HIV status does not change your relationship and that you will keep this information private if they want you to. Learn. Educate yourself about HIV.
How can you protect yourself living with someone with HIV?
The person with HIV can be protected by minimizing exposure to food-borne illnesses carried by raw or undercooked meat, eggs or unpasteurized milk; limiting contact with people who have colds, the flu or diarrhea; and avoiding contact with cages or litter boxes of pets.
What are the risks associated with casual contact with a person who is HIV-positive?
Getting spit on by an HIV-positive person (even in the eyes or mouth) Getting bitten by an HIV-positive person (even if blood is drawn) Touching semen or vaginal fluid. Getting blood from an HIV-positive person on you.
Can you get sick from touching someone’s blood?
FEBRUARY 2019 Page 2 Page 3 1 INFECTIONS SUCH AS HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), hepatitis B and hepatitis C can be spread to you (the Exposed) if you come in contact with the blood or body fluid of an infected person (the Source).
Can you get sick from someone else’s blood?
Some infections can be passed on in blood or in body fluids (such as saliva) that can become mixed with blood. These are known as blood-borne viruses (BBVs).
What should you do if you come in contact with blood?
Wash the area with warm water and soap. If you are splashed with blood or body fluids and your skin has an open wound, healing sore, or scratch, wash the area well with soap and water. If you are splashed in the eyes, nose or mouth, rinse well with water. If you have been bitten, wash the wound with soap and water.
Is it okay to lick someone else’s blood?
If you get someone else’s blood in your mouth, and they are infected with HIV (or another bloodborne disease like hepatitis B or hepatitis C), you would be at risk for infection. The more blood that you get into your mouth, the greater the risk of infection with these viruses.