Hiv Research

In general, working in a laboratory for HIV a dangerous job? How likely are you to catch the virus at work? And what measures are most effective care for a person to work in a laboratory research on HIV if you have to come into contact with HIV infected tissue and blood samples every day? Thank you.

This is hardly dangerous at all. Live HIV is in fact the level of biological risk only 2. The reason is because it is actually quite difficult to catch. HIV is not an airborne disease. The training will be provided when you get the job.

I work in a laboratory for HIV, and I do not know anyone who has ever taken a laboratory. I know it's possible, and I'm sure some have, but I suspect they did not follow the safety instructions.

Precautions:

1. Wear gloves, lab coat, closed shoes fingers. It is common to double gloves to make it easy to exchange gloves, you should do regularly and whenever soiled gloves, and ensure that if you do not rip a glove, you have yet another layer protection.

2. All waste must be deposited in a suitable bag, labeled as a biohazard, and autoclaved to kill the virus. All waste liquids must be laundered. Any surfaces or objects not used must be autoclavable sprayed down with Lysol. Further work disinfectants. These are the ones I often use in my lab (they are convenient for us). The first glove should be tucked under the sleeve of the dress. The second glove must be returned on the sleeve. Goggles and masks are also used in some laboratories, but there is little danger of infection by this route. Your main objective is to make it impossible to reverse something about yourself and make contact with your skin and make it easy to change your coverage in areas where you're likely to end up with contacts (your hands are most common place for the spill).

3. There should be a clear distinction between the areas where HIV, and areas where people eat, drink and relax. In fact, if major work is done that does not live HIV, there should be a separate lab for this work.

4. Avoid using sharp objects or glass if possible. The presence of these increases the risk of hacking a glove or yourself.

5. Wash your hands thoroughly after working in the field of HIV live. antibiotic soap does not allow more than ordinary soap - make sure you rub. I also recommend changing clothes when they return home and take a shower, but this is more for my personal comfort than anything else.

6. Be careful. Do not spill. Do not pop open bottles or pipette quickly. Move slowly and deliberately. Open only live samples when necessary and close them as soon as possible.

7. Label, label, label. It should be immediately obvious to anyone if a sample contains potentially living with HIV, or if it does not.

8. Use things such as paper diaper (it's a special type of paper towel to contain spills) and discarded immediately after use.

9. All your technical laboratory for routine safety apply here too. To know where the emergency shower. Ask what their procedure is if you do spill Live HIV-exposed or have it in any way. Find out where are the cleaners.

This is not particularly dangerous. It would need to wear gloves and wash hands frequently. There are procedures that can be taken if you feel you've come into contact with the virus (which means a sample obtained in your scab and not just your hand). You will be trained in all procedures carefully before you start working with the samples.
Just do not touch your eyes or mouth, etc. without washing with antibacterial soap. And be very careful with open wounds. Do not worry, everything will be fine! You make a very NOBL.