HIV and hepatitis C survival in used syringes

[frnzkuester]

So if you rinse the syringe with water real good you can still get infected?

[HarmReductionWorks]

@frnzkuester yes, rinsing with water only will flush out most of the blood/virus, but not all - and the bit that's left may be enough to infect you.

[andria3a]

Wish I'd seen this before November 18th.I've misinformed (ish ) a few people who I may never get to meet again.Otoh they are not working with IDUs...THANKS A LOT FOR THIS

Andria

[blixicat]

Very interesting ...

[CureHepC]

That's interesting... thanks for sharing your work