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Spit dangerous?
#83103 - 01/28/04 08:24 PM
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I feel this is a stupid question, but a healthcare worker at a local hiv clinic scared me. I have a friend who is hiv+ and recently he spit in my face (accidentily) and it got into my eyes. He's not on any meds. The healthcare worker said that I need to get tested now and in 3 months, but the CDC says that saliva does not transmit hiv....any positive/negative couples have this happen to them? Is this a concern?
Scaredguy
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The last thing I heard about saliva, was that a person would have to drink over a gallon of saliva to become infected.
Because it may have entered your eye may or may not make this more serious than simply a saliva-to-saliva exchange. I'm not sure. If a healthcare worker said to get tested now and in 3 months, what's the harm in doing so?
My two cents...
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Erika
Married; 31 years old
HIV+ 10 years... and counting
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According to the infectios disease doctor here, normal spit would not infect you. But if the spitter were to have severe advanced gingivitis or a general bleeding in the mouth due to recent dental work, then there may be a chance. But the spit would have to be absorbed into your body through some orifice or into the eyes
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If I'm not mistaking, I think that spit in your eye can not give you HIV.But as long as you didn't get it in your mouth I think you're okay.
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