Can a baby catch AIDs?

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~~~	I doubt it Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

chat_noir	no, but keep baby away just in case Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Crazy_girly0303	YES Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

made it to the top	when aids infected blood is exposed to air it is killed immediately. if the baby wasnt exposed to the blood when it happened then the baby should be fine. it just depends on if the baby cut itself while that blood was still on the floor..hope that makes sense..if all else fails, get the baby tested...good luck Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Frenchboi	Anybody can get AIDS. If you're really concerned, please get a medical opinion for your child's sake. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Johns	CLHJ Girl, YES, babies are born with AIDS everyday. Hope this helps!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Angelina N	It all depends on what the baby does to CATCH the sickness or it depends on the mother or father. When making the baby, if the girl or boy has cancer or any disease, the family will have it to. Remember, the baby is the footprint of a mother and father but a new nature. Always have extreme supervision on your baby if you are protective over AIDs. Babies don't really know things and the consequences. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

keke k	No the aids virus dies in a matter of minutes so unless someone with aids happened to just bleed on the floor adn then the baby right after cut themselves on the floor with the blood still there there is no way to get aids from that. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

hi	yes Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

kamran.G	yes ofcorse it can the baby can be born with aids if the mother is also afflicted or the baby could get it through saliva when he/she puts her hand in some other persons mouth who has aids and then puts it into his/her mouth :) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Shay Shay	i rly think they can. either there born with it. or they got it from someone. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

proud nerd	It's always possible, but extremely unlikely Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jaws65	yes it is but aids cannot live in dried blood Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

wanderer	yes they can some babies r born with aids from there mother. hey a baby can get aids from a mother just by drinking the milk from her breast, true fact , so yea they can get it.. just avoind that i guess Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mr Smarty Pants	in theory i guess it could be possible. i dunno if bleach would kill HIV virus, and if it does i guess it depends whether it was all killed, and also depends how long between the blood on the floor and the baby getting cut. yeh and where do you live?!?! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

pippiegrl	Ok, well if a baby has Aids it's probably because they were born with it. Aids can only survive out side of the human body for so long so for this to even be close to possible the aids infected person would have to bleed out onto the carpet and the baby would have to pretty much be right there when it happens. The baby would have to cut it's self pretty much at the exact same moment the blood was put on the floor. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

fds	no Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mollyflan	Under those circumstances it would be highly unlikely that the baby could catch it. The AID's virus does not live long in the open air. Once the blood was cleaned up - especially with bleach - the virus was dead. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

yidlmama	I highly doubt it... I know it seems like a stretch to me... It would actually be the virus... HIV that someone gets which eventually turns to AIDS. From what I understand the virus can only live so long once it has been exposed.. if the person who cleaned up used universal precautions... then there should be no worry. If you are truly concerned you should talk to the childs pediatrician to find out whether the child be tested regularly or not. That would be the best solution to a worried mind. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

PhizZingFree	I don't think it is very likely, but yes it is possible. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ana_bisciaio	yes it is possible. i would have the baby tested Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ryan	Seriously doubt it....Normally it dies once its airbourne. I think bleach kills it asap. Why is an AIDs victim bleeding on your floor? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

glorias_stuff	Bleach kills just about everything. Not 100 % certain but I doubt it. Bit it's always best to be cautious, especially with your children. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Punk	wtf what? what kinda question is this your joking right? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

April W	It would have to be blood-to-blood connection. The person who is HIV positive would have to get their blood somehow on the baby's open wound. . . and even then, the baby might be just fine. Bleach would definitely kill the virus. The more likely scenario is for a woman to go through pregnancy without any medical exams and transmit the HIV virus to the baby while pregnant. . . but with today's technology, most babies can be born HIV free so long as their mother is treated while being pregnant. By the way, it's the HIV virus you catch--not AIDS. Typically, people with AIDS have more to fear from YOU than you have to fear from THEM. It is very unlikely for you to "catch AIDS" from them, while it is very likely that if they already have AIDS, that they can get sick from whatever little viruses you are carrying around--which can kill them because their immune system is so weakened. By the way. . . you can NOT get HIV from saliva! It is only through blood or other "bodily fluids." Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Tom V	Babies can catch AIDS, but not in the situation you describe. Effective cleanup of any spilled body fluids, like blood, will clean up the pathogen too - as long as it was really cleaned up. The virus is pretty fragile outside the body, so dried blood carries very little risk. Infant infections are most common when the mother was infected at the time of birth. Even then, good prenatal care and special precautions at delivery time can prevent most cases of mother-to-baby transmission. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Vbonics	It's pretty much impossible. Even if the blood wasn't cleaned up, AIDS doesn't live long in open air. If it was cleaned up with bleach, I would say there was nothing to worry about. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ron da Don	Slim chance. The virus cannot survive for very long outside the body. And a good cleaning with bleach would certainly have rendered the former blood spot harmless. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Peter	Highly unlikely, but if you still feel concerned you can go to the doctor's office. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Hard Rock	Contact the CDC. (Center for diease control) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

nashgirl21	the AIDS virus does not live long outside of the body, especially if the area has been thoroughly cleaned... you have nothing to worry about! "Air does not 'kill' HIV, but exposure to air dries the fluid that contains the virus, and that will destroy or break up much of the virus very quickly. The CDC reports that drying HIV reduces viral amount by 90-99% within several hours... Spills of blood should be mopped up, cleaned with soap and water, and then cleaned with bleach. " Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No