Hello doc I have worked in ictc centre as a hiv counsellor for past six months and we have one room for counselling and testing but now I am anxious and want to quit job here my problem when people tested for hiv they left used cotton balls on ictc room and also left on the floor some of them wipe there bloody hand on chair door and tables so I am thinking if I stepped on hiv positive blood or my clothes or shoes contaminated with infected blood and I did not wash my shoes for six months and I always touch my shoes for wear or take off and do not wash my hands and eat foods drink water etc and I had dental cleaning for bleeding gums in these six month and this dental cleaning is big reason of my anxiety coz I am thinking I touch my blood contaminated shoes and do not wash my hands and eat foods drink water so I am thinking I got hiv virus on my hand from contaminated shoes and eat foods without washing hands and hiv virus got through food in my mouth and my mouth may have sore due to dental cleaning so I am thinking I contracted hiv virus coz this kind of thing are my regular day to day activity and now I am married and do not have sex with my wife due to fear of hiv and she wants divorce please help me what I do is hiv transmitted in this way?
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Hi! Welcome to Lybrate! Your message has made me worried about the counselling which people infected with HIV or uninfected, came to you for pre and post test counselling. It is really saddening to know that counsellors are also not well trained for the disease transmission. To answer your question, HIV is transmitted through sexual contact (anal, vaginal or oral sex), through blood transfusion or through exchange/use of contaminated syringes or needles or the virus can be transmitted by HIV infected mother to her child during pregnancy, delivery or through breast milk. The transmission is also dependent upon the load, immune status presence of other opportunistic or coinfections. HIV is not transmitted by sharing of articles, hand shaking, touching, sharing food. HIV does not survive outside the body. Knowing this, if you remain anxious or stressful, you are probably not suitable for this job and you can opt for changing. Hope your query is answered, but if you have any other question, please don't hesitate to revert. Best wishes!
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Dear lybrate-user, hi Welcome to Lybrate.com I have evaluated your query thoroughly.* This is not the mode of HIV transmission, so you are at unnecessary dispute in your life.* Still time has not gone as the divorce is not done, Get proper counselling with expert psychiatrist, start sex with your wife after proper counselling, I am sure if you love her from heart, she will agree when you will say sorry from your heart. Hope this will help you. Wishing you fine health and happy marriage life ahead. Regards dear take care.
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