Is there a risk of contracting HIV and why?
Question: My daughter goes to kindergarten. Her group, though rumored to have HIV-infected child. I know that everyday by HIV is not transmitted, but the fact is that my daughter, the pope always diathesis and, of course, broken skin in this place from scratching. Is there a risk of HIV transmission, and if my child is infected (both girls) enjoy one of the toilet seat? I also know that in the drops of urine contain little of the virus and the infection is unlikely. But there is vaginal secret. Can theoretically cause contamination if vaginal secret infected child gets to wound the pope of my child? How long can the HIV virus live on the toilet seat? But yesterday, I myself was a witness, as the kids after an afternoon nap, one after the other go "in a little." Conveyor. . . . One did, and immediately sat down next. For 30 sec. how can the HIV virus to die outside the body? I do not want to offend anyone, especially such as HIV + people standing in the street with them, say hello etc. In general, all that is everyday life – safely of course! I'm not crazy and quite literate person, and I understand that. I only asked about closer contact – about contact, vaginal secretions and infected with the blood of healthy scratches. This is not the same as talking to HIV +, did you? Here you can come into contact with the fluid of HIV + people. So I ask, there is a risk or not? "Sorry if my questions will seem to some. . . But I am a mother and my concern for my own child knows no boundaries. Sincerely, Elena from St. Petersburg.
Answer: Up to three years of diagnosis of the child is placed. This is due to the fact that, regardless of HIV status of the child, maternal antibodies to HIV in his blood stored up to 1-3 years, and only then if the antibodies disappeared completely, the child recognizes the HIV-negative, and if found its own antibodies that HIV-positive. Your fears were groundless. Such indirect contact infection can take place. First too few secret (and the content of the virus even less), the second virus to air live 1-2 minutes, the third-yourself skin (even with the defeat of diathesis) has a protective function and does not penetrate the infection. Need open, bleeding wound. When diathesis, even in violation of the skin when combing allocated lymph, which forms a crust as a protective barrier.
March 19, 2010 2:00 pm 
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