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finnakirk

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HIV in K-Y liquid?
#237288 - 03/09/08 01:46 AM

If the contents of a bottle of k-y liquid are tainted with blood or semen containing the hiv virus, can the virus survive in that liquid environment, and thus be transmitted if applied to one's genitalia or an open wound?

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Jackie__Blue

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Re: HIV in K-Y liquid? new

#237317 - 03/09/08 08:56 PM

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can the virus survive in that liquid environment, and thus be transmitted if applied to one's genitalia or an open wound?

No.

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finnakirk

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Re: HIV in K-Y liquid? new

#237406 - 03/11/08 05:59 PM

Thank you.

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