Question

Most exposures to HIV in healthcare settings are the result of:
a. accidental needlesticks
b. splashes during surgery
c. tainted blood transfusion
d.touching aids patient

Answer 1

HIV-AIDS

Aids is viral disease caused by HIV, which destroys the T cells, thereby increasing the susceptibility to infection and malignancy

It is a chronic illness and its incubation period is about 10year or longer.

HIGH RISK GROUPS

1. Heterosexual or homosexual contact with high risk group.

2. I/V drug abusers.

3. Health care worker.

4. Person receiving blood transfusion.

5. Babies born to infected mother.   

MOST OF HIV TO HEATHCARE SETTING

Use a method of elimination and use the cognitive ability for analyzing the answer

Ans A

a) Needle stick injury –i accidently pear sing of infected needle in the healthcare setup it known to be occur frequently and can be serous also, risk of HIV is about 1 out 300 from needle stick injury.

b) Splash during surgery – infected fluid contact with mucous membranes can cause HIV in rare cases, about 0.3 out of 300.

c) Tainted blood transfusion – Before blood transfusion, all blood product must be tested for check for any virus like HIV, risk of getting HIV from blood is very low in healthcare setting because blood Is thoroughly checked, about 1 in 10,000 get infected from HIV (tainted blood transfusion of about 1 unit)

d) Touching HIV patient – talking, eating, sharing and touching to HIV patient doesn’t cause the HIV in the healthcare setting as virus is survive in the body fluids.

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