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Okay, so I went to work 3 months ago, and they made me shave because I hadn't and it's work policy. After I finished shaving, I stupidly took some toilet paper(it was still in the dispenser, though some of toilet paper was sticking out), not knowing if it was used previously. It didn't look like it was used but I didn't pay close enough attention to know for sure. I got the shaving cream off my face, which there was more than one cut for the something to get into, with the toilet paper from the dispenser. If there was HIV infected cells on there, would I have a chance of getting an STD from it? I don't know how long it was setting there, of course. There's no sign of any other STDs. Should I have an STD test and an HIV/AIDS test done just in case? (link)
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I agree with Razhie. Do what you want. Get all the tests you want. People get costly, needless tests done on a daily basis. We just offer out opinions here, even when the questions are just short of stupid. :)
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=======No offense but that's a little far fetched. Don't worry about any tests. I think you are going to be fine.
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Actually, according to a CDC pamphlet on HIV/AIDS:
"...that drying of even these high concentrations of HIV reduces the number of infectious viruses by 90 to 99 percent within several hours."
Which would mean that it takes more than 20 seconds for the cells to dry and die. As long as the cells are alive, the virus is alive is what I have been reading. Our cells can live outside of the human body for several days even. I have no idea if it was 1 minute, 1 hour, 1 day, etc. from the time someone else had used the toilet paper. HOURS of drying the cells before you get the 90 to 99 percent chance of no HIV/AIDS? Sounds extremely risky to me based on these facts...
Why would you tell me to risk my life by skipping the STD test? I mean, you know what else may be on that toilet paper and who may have used it...
Wouldn't it be the wisest thing to get the test even if you THINK there MIGHT not be a possibility of infection? This is my health and my life...that's all I'm saying...
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