Thursday, July 17, 2008

Can I Get HIV from a Shower Curtain?


Living in this part of Delaware amazes me sometimes. The knowledge of some people regarding HIV is really basic, sad but amusing at the same time. I received this questions just the other day from someone who stopped me on the street.

"Can I get HIV by using a shower curtain as toilet paper"

(I am not kidding! This was a real question!)

My answer to that is "What in Buddhas name are you using a shower curtain for toilet paper! Besides being just disgusting, it's safe to wipe with the material that protects your shower! HIV can only live on the outside the body for a very short time. So, unless someone else wiped a bleeding wound, the inside of their butt or dripping penis on the curtain a few seconds before you used it".

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