[Question #6198] Follow up question 6127
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69 months ago
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Hello I asked a question about 2 weeks on here and forgot to mention something that has been on my mind.
As I said in the last thread I sat on a seat that had dried blood on it and didn’t realize until I had gotten up after. From time to time I experience some light bleeding when wiping/ bowel movements and was at this time as my stomach had been upset for a few days. Had I somehow brushed the toilet paper in contact with the blood on the seat and then it touched those open wounds or fissures would I be at risk of contracting any blood Bourne diseases ? hiv etc ? I’ve been experiences some burning vaginal/anal burning over the past 1.5 weeks or so. My doctor said in order to catch something you would have to really rub on the seat and get the mucus membranes in contact, but I forgot to mention the fissures/ open wounds...
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
69 months ago
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Welcome back to the forum although I'm disappointed that you felt the need. On this occasion I will be answering your continuing questions. I did review your earlier interaction withDr. Handsfield and agree with all that he said. His assessment that there was no risk for HIV, hepatitis B, or other blood borne infections is correct and does not change even if you have a fissure, hemorrhoid, or other open site on your bottom-this was still a no risk event with no need for concern and certainly no need for testing. For all practical purposes, these infections are only transmitted through DIRECT sexual contact or injection of infected material deep into tissue. While superficial contamination of the sort you describe occurs very, very regularly and THEORETICALLY might cause infection, the fact is that is not a real concern.
I hope this comment will resolve your concerns. EWH
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69 months ago
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Okay, thank you. So even if there had been some wet blood there that had no dried yet and that had come in contact with the open wound , still no risk.
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
69 months ago
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Correct. These "what if" questions really serve no practical purpose. You need to move on. EWH---
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69 months ago
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Okay thank you. Just for final clarification, if there had been wet blood on the seat, and I had somehow wiped the blood onto the toilet paper before wiping bottom with possible fissure or bleeding, there is still no risk, even though there would be contact with the open wound ? Is this because the contact would not be to the deep tissue ? And also because it was indirect (body to toilet seat to toilet paper to broken skin)? Sorry am just trying to make sense of this.
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Edward W. Hook M.D.
69 months ago
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. There are no proven instances in which HIV has been transmitted through this sort of contact despite many many instances in which it has occurred. HIV becomes noninfectious almost immediately upon exposure to the air and room temperature. Environmental transmission of this virus does not occur. Not off toilet seats, not from toilet paper. There are no instances where the material is transferred from inanimate objects to a person has led to ac..uisition of HIV.
This is my final reply to your questions. Therefore, as per forum guidelines this thread will now end without further replies. Please don't worry. It is time for you to move forward without concern. EWH
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