RE: amalawi check this out...

jr · Newbie

RE: amalawi check this out...

akumdz · Newbie

I tend to agree with you on the survival of Kalowa kayaza. They say (Doctors) that it doesn't survive in the open rather the laboratory conditions. Nanga how come misuwachi, malezala ndi zometela zijazi akuti zimapereka matendawa? Kusiyana kwakwe ndi chiyani kubwerekana malezala ndi kukameta ku babber shop? Kodi tisiye kupita ku babber shop kukametetsa? Nthawi zinatu timachekedwa. So should we say that, ku babber shop ndikumenenso anthu akutengerako kachilombo? Tatithandizeni anzathu odziwa za umoyonu.

Tiyo · Newbie

A very useful site for your info is the Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/transmission.htm

But here are the main points:

Up-to-date, HIV is believed to be unable to reproduce, spread or remain viable (infectious) outside a host system (i.e. human body) or controlled laboratory conditions.HIV is sensitive to things like temperature fluctuations,oxygen, hot water, soap, and bleach. How long will the virus survive outside the body, is question that still has no definitive answer, but current studies suggest that:

1) After a certain period of time (8-24 hours or longer) outside the body, when blood or other fluids have dried out, transmission can not occur. This was suggested from studies showing that HIV virus was no longer infectious after 8 hours (90-99% less potent) or longer hours outside the body.

2) Under controlled laboratory conditions (which are not typical of the outside environment) HIV virus remained infectious up to 15 days even in dried out body fluids possibly because of the extremely high concentration of virus (much higher than in blood) and controlled conditions (temperature, humidity) used.

3) HIV virus from (drug) syringes is infectious because these are contaminated with the injector’s blood.This is because the syringes are air tight and no oxygen is circulating.

4) In general instruments must be sterilized if they are used to be in any procedure (shaving, circumcision, piercing, tribal tattooing etc...) that might have a possibility of having infected blood on the instrument and infect another person through an open wound .

5) As for the issue on tooth brushes, well chances of gum bleeding are high and if you use a brush that has been contaminated with infected blood ….Needless to say that is should be avoided.

-- Edited by Tiyo at 18:01, 2005-04-20

jr · Newbie

quote:

Originally posted by: Tiyo
"A very useful sight for your info is the Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/transmission.htm But here are the main points:

so in other words we are agreeing then?

-- Edited by jr at 23:46, 2005-04-19

Tiyo · Newbie

quote:
Originally posted by: jr
so in other words we are agreeing then? "--

Yes, pretty much Jr where environmental transmission is concerned! About the syringes and other sharp objects, a word of caution is still out there. Keep in mind that no one has actually tried "infecting" healthy candidates with tools that were contaminated wih blood (HIV) hours or days before. That is why they recommend to barbers and others to change their razors or at the very least sterilize them.