What are safe practices (not sexual) to ensure NOT catching HIV when you live with someone who does?

Just make sure to wash everything well, and be extra careful when shaving in the shower etc not to cut yourself. You don’t know this guy, so you don’t have to hang out with him closely. Just stay away, not rudely, but.. you know.. don’t share drinks or cigarettes and stuff. Btw I think that sounds awesome- moving in with your best friend and both of your boyfriends. COOLIO! Haha

Yeah he is friends with my friends so I dont want to be rude I am just really freaked out because this could legit ruin my entire existance… And My bf is always getting cut up because he rides BMX and they have cats… and that worries me because if a cat scratched him and then me or my bf after… that could be really bad… I am sooo freaking… I really need to move out of where I am tho and I dont have really any option. And can you really get it from smoking off of someone with HIV? Because my friends smoke after him… And not to be weird, but I know there is blood in urine, so do I have to worry about that too? And what about body fluids in the shower? And tatts and piercings? Cuz I am covered…

Hmmm. Honestly, If I were you, I’d find another house. I just wouldn’t risk it.

I generally try and not be a hypocondriac… but Now I am starting to totally freak out… Like to the point I feel everyone around me including myself need to get tested. D=

HIV can only pass through blood, semen, v@ginal fluids. Spit CANNOT transfer it and neither should urine, because of it’s sterile nature. Also you don’t have to be so paranoid as to cover up all cuts and bruises, HIV cannot be caught via air, so unless you physically get an open would close to his bodily fluids or touching them, there is nothing to worry about. Oh and HIV dies almost immediately after the blood has left your body, within a few seconds, so worrying about fluids in the shower is also a bit excessive.

moe214 is right and you can share things like toilet seats , bathrooms , glasses , forks not anything sharp basically jus make sure your skin has no openings , scratches, wounds , i think you should watch out about tb too tubercolosis

Thanks for all you answers! They are all great tips, thanks for easing my paranoia, haha. <3

HIV can ONLY be transmitted if the infected person’s bodily fluids get into your bloodstream. So sexual contact, sharing needles, etc. HIV cannot be transmitted through saliva, sweat, or urine. There is virtually no way to get the virus if you live with someone who has it and you’re not having sexual contact or sharing needles.

You cannot get the virus from sharing food, cigarettes, drinks, toilet seats, etc. No one’s urine should have blood in it- if it does, that’s a sign of a serious medical condition or infection. You can’t get HIV from sharing a shower. If you’re not having sexual contact, you can ONLY get it if his infectious bodily fluids (mostly blood or semen) get into an open wound that you have. And even then, it is highly unlikely that you would get HIV from being exposed only once in that way.

YOU CANNOT GET HIV FROM SHARING FOOD, DRINKS, OR CIGARETTES! An infected person’s saliva does not contain the virus, and even if it did, swallowing infectious bodily fluids is not sufficient for getting the virus. It has to get DIRECTLY into your bloodstream via an open wound. Also, the virus does not survive long outside the body. The facts are that HIV is nearly impossible to get without having sex or sharing needles with an infected person. You should not share razors either, but that’s about the only thing you need to be cautious about.

If anything, you pose a greater risk to him than he does to you, since HIV lowers a person’s immune system and makes it harder for them to fight off illnesses and infections. :) You have nothing to worry about.

For more information:

w w w.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/qa/transmission.htm