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What is the risk of disease transmission?
I cut myself from the train door, is there any HIV or Hep B, C risk?
4 Answers
There is no risk of HIV, Hep A, Hep B, or Hep C. An environmental surface is not a risk of a blood borne disease unless blood is present on the surface. There are other risks to consider such as bacterial or viral infections including staphylococcus or tetanus. Immediately clean your wound well with soap and water and a tetanus vaccine should be within every 10 years. Watch your wound for signs of infection such as redness, increasing pain, swelling, pus, heat, fever, or drainage and would recommend a trip to a clinic for evaluation and treatment.
No. Now a days contracting HIV is very low, less than 1%. I assume that you washed your hands immediately. HIV can be transmitted by sexual intercourse and by contaminated blood but not the way you described it. Usually spreads from body fluids of an infected person, including blood, semen, breast milk, and vaginal fluids. It isn't spread from kisses, hugs, or sharing food. Most people who get HIV are through Anal or vaginal sex, or sharing needle, other drug injection equipment (drug cooker). Now a days contracting HIV is very low, less than 1%. Thank you.
The HIV does not live on the surfaces but the HEP C can but as long as there is no fresh blood or serum of the infected it should not be of concern.
Doubtful, but I would be concerned about tetanus. If you have not had a TDAP vaccine in 10 years, you need one.
RB Thomas, MD