[kayo brizzle]

Originally Posted by DeeMarieGK ↗

well, especially is the knife wielding freak cuts is hands during the murder, or have open wounds, There is a high possibility they can get HIV.
But if none of those happened, just getting an HIV pos victim's arterial blood spray, or any blood in the murder's eyes will definitely cause HIV in any matter.
Like the needlestick program proves blood on cuts and sores may or may not become HIV pos.
If you get blood on your eye, HIV is definite and within a couple of weeks you would get flu type symptoms.

Actually, the HIV virus does not live long outside the body, exposed to air. It would have to be a pretty immediate transference, but I doubt getting tainted blood on your skin after the fact is at all risky. Most infections are done from live to live hosts.

[dooshman]

Originally Posted by kayo brizzle ↗

Actually, the HIV virus does not live long outside the body, exposed to air. It would have to be a pretty immediate transference, but I doubt getting tainted blood on your skin after the fact is at all risky. Most infections are done from live to live hosts.

That also depends on air temperature. If the ambient temperature is in the mid 90's (close to the body temperature) the humidity is fairly high, as it is often in Central America in the summer, the virus can survive longer in wet blood outside the body than it can in cooler, drier zones. Without blood, or other body fluids, however, it dies immediately.

Considering the amount of blood here that appears to be still in liquid form, and the apparent temperature, I'd say, yeah, there is a risk.

[kayo brizzle]

Originally Posted by dooshman ↗

That also depends on air temperature. If the ambient temperature is in the mid 90's (close to the body temperature) the humidity is fairly high, as it is often in Central America in the summer, the virus can survive longer in wet blood outside the body than it can in cooler, drier zones. Without blood, or other body fluids, however, it dies immediately.

Considering the amount of blood here that appears to be still in liquid form, and the apparent temperature, I'd say, yeah, there is a risk.

Hm. Ok, if you say so. I could say I disagree.

[Dagwood]

Nice post! Definately not a glamourous way to die.

[Pyramid_Head]

That is crazy, vicious killing.

[Faline]

HIV, unlike most viruses has to be within a host or culture at a temperature of 98.6 degrees give or take only a degree or two. Outside of the body, the virus dies within minutes without the temperature necessary for its survival. It, unlike many of its virus cousins, does not have the ability to go into a spore state and "shut down" until another viable host comes along. Its cell walls begin to deteriorate within minutes after leaving its host..... this is why it cannot be transmitted with a kiss or a hug, but only through sexual intercourse or shared IV use, usually associated with drug use where needles are passed from one person to another before the virus had a chance to expire.....
it is a blood to blood pathogen.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_d...tside_the_body

Personally i think it would be unlikely to get it from an outside dead body. I'd still always wear gloves though if i was handling one

But you still cannot get hiv from blood unless you have a cut yourself so flip flops would be fine unless you had a cut.

[kayo brizzle]

Kelly, you ROCK, lady!

[carkees]

WHERE is that bar, I want some action in my life!