Can you get AIDS or PREGNANT from doing laundry in public laundry mats?

[Solodays]

This is one of the many reasons why i dont do my laundry in public.

Lets say a guy that has aids and somehow got his blood stain on his cloths, and you happen to be the next up after him. You happen to have a cut on your body, Is it possible to get aids from him from wearing the cloths you've washed in public from a previous washer load?


and as for the ladies can they get pregnant from wearing their underpants from washing their cloths from a previous load from a guy that had semen in his cloths?

 

[Jeff7]

I'd guess that the washing cycle would be enough to kill any viruses. Too hot, and too many chemicals - that, plus an insufficient virus concentration to be dangerous.

 

[biggestmuff]

Yes.

 

[jaqie]

AIDS cannot survive outside the human body. basically, a few seconds and it's dead.
It's actually similar for sperm.

 

[Kirby64]

No and no.

 

[jaqie]

*edit* misread prev post, sorry.

 

[Shawn]

FAIL

 

[Solodays]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
I'd guess that the washing cycle would be enough to kill any viruses. Too hot, and too many chemicals - that, plus an insufficient virus concentration to be dangerous.

too hot? you probably need boiling water inorder to kill it off, and no one washes their cloths in boiling waters.

but you make some good points.

for $100, would you wash your load after a guy if you knew he had aids?

 

[jaqie]

How do you know you aren't doing that every day you go there anyway?

Seriously, if it was an actual biological risk, there would have already been so many lawsuits over it that all laundromats would be closed off to people with the disease, or something even more drastic.

 

[Solodays]

Originally posted by: jaqie
AIDS cannot survive outside the human body. basically, a few seconds and it's dead.
It's actually similar for sperm.

you 100% positive about that? ive heard about it, but not too sure.



then how come people get aids from sharing needles if it can't survive outside the body?

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: Solodays

Originally posted by: Jeff7
I'd guess that the washing cycle would be enough to kill any viruses. Too hot, and too many chemicals - that, plus an insufficient virus concentration to be dangerous.

too hot? you probably need boiling water inorder to kill it off, and no one washes their cloths in boiling waters.

but you make some good points.

for $100, would you wash your load after a guy if you knew he had aids?

Bleach is among the most effective ways to kill HIV. We can't use it as a cure because bleach kills us too, but if you wash your laundry with bleach, the combination of bleach and time spent outside a human host will completely remove any chance of contracting HIV. So yes, I would.

 

[jaqie]

Basically, its still inside bodily fluids, kinda like a life capsule inside the end of the needle...the little bit that got pushed back into the needle was body fluids with the virus in it. What was and is generally meant is open air, or in non-organic fluids like just water.

 

[Darthvoy]

you can get eye aids just be looking at guy with aids...seriously though, if you are going to worry about things like that, why even go out in public? Your chances of getting aids would be close to zero. Not to mention, the dryer basically steams the clothes dry.

 

[jaqie]

Not steams, heats. basically it increases the temperature so the water comes off as water vapor (which can and can't be called steam depending on how you look at it) and is evacuated by a fan out the exhaust. Steaming somehting actually gets it wet.

 

[Solodays]

Originally posted by: jaqie
How do you know you aren't doing that every day you go there anyway?

Seriously, if it was an actual biological risk, there would have already been so many lawsuits over it that all laundromats would be closed off to people with the disease, or something even more drastic.

well...when people tested positive for aids, the first thing that came into their mind are sex, needle, etc not from doing laundry in public.

 

[Solodays]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: Solodays

Originally posted by: Jeff7
I'd guess that the washing cycle would be enough to kill any viruses. Too hot, and too many chemicals - that, plus an insufficient virus concentration to be dangerous.

too hot? you probably need boiling water inorder to kill it off, and no one washes their cloths in boiling waters.

but you make some good points.

for $100, would you wash your load after a guy if you knew he had aids?

Bleach is among the most effective ways to kill HIV. We can't use it as a cure because bleach kills us too, but if you wash your laundry with bleach, the combination of bleach and time spent outside a human host will completely remove any chance of contracting HIV. So yes, I would.

You would wash your load after a guy that you absolutely knew had aids for $100?

either im hearing this wrong or you sure have balls.

 

[jaqie]

Where's the money? I would too, if paid in advance - no cheapskating.
How many times is this offer good for? I could do laundry once a day and live well!

 

[Solodays]

yeah right, if this were a real life scenario you know you wouldn't do it for $100,000

aids and pregnancy is no joke.

why take the risk?

 

[jaqie]

Because there *IS NO RISK* with this.
And yes, I would.
I live in Chapel Hill, NC. come on over and test me, if you are so doubtful.

 

[SlickSnake]

Prions are supposedly almost indestructable. They are the agent that cause Mad Cow and many other illnesses in animals. Even surgical instruments are not completely sterilized after exposure to them. Any invasive procedure involving the reuse of a surgical instrument like dental surgery or a colonoscopy, for instance, can spread the disease to others. Think that worn out reused a thousand times silverware at your favorite resturant is clean? Think again. It would stand to reason that Prions would withstand the laundry cycles, as well. But for how long after an exposure? That would be the question.

Prions. Keep in mind this is a wiki link on the subject, and there are more unknowns than knowns about both its cause and sterilization treatments.

 

[jaqie]

You mean those screwed up protiens that everyone is so incredibly afraid of? Again, not a risk here since you don't eat clothes....well at least *I* don't.

 

[Solodays]

we dont eat clothes but we wear it and we have private openings front and back.

 

[SlickSnake]

Originally posted by: Solodays
This is one of the many reasons why i dont do my laundry in public.

Lets say a guy that has aids and somehow got his blood stain on his cloths, and you happen to be the next up after him. You happen to have a cut on your body, Is it possible to get aids from him from wearing the cloths you've washed in public from a previous washer load?


and as for the ladies can they get pregnant from wearing their underpants from washing their cloths from a previous load from a guy that had semen in his cloths?

You are far more likely to catch deadly tuberculosis from some stranger sneezing or coughing on you or near you in public in the laundromat than from getting a disease from a laundering clothing in a laundry. But the thought of other peoples piss, skid marks, baby diapers, vomit and blood is enough to make me queasy about using one. If the tubs on the washers do not fill up properly, there may be residue from these disease contaminents along the top of the washer or inside the rim, or on the lid or machine itself. Taking washed clothing out may then come into contact with these diseases. Then the dryer may also have similar surfaces with diseases that are not properly sanitized. I would not drip dry clothing from a laundry mat, for these reasons alone. At least the dryer further helps to sanitize the clothing before wearing it.

 

[Solodays]

Originally posted by: jaqie
Because there *IS NO RISK* with this.
And yes, I would.
I live in Chapel Hill, NC. come on over and test me, if you are so doubtful.

are you saying that to make yourself feel better just because you do your laundry very so often in public?

 

[daniel49]

are you serious?