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Frequently Asked Questions About Safe Sex and HIV Prevention
Rick Sowadsky, MSPH, Senior Communicable Disease Specialist, Nevada State Health Division
June 2008
What exactly is AIDS?
Which body fluids can transmit the HIV virus, and which ones don't?
How is HIV transmitted?
Can you get HIV through oral sex?
What are the risks from fingering someone?
Can you get HIV or another sexually transmitted disease from a person who is not infected? Does anal sex "make" the HIV virus?
What are the symptoms of HIV/AIDS?
How long do I have to wait until I get tested for HIV?
Approximate timeline of testing and symptoms for HIV/AIDS
When taking an antibody test, what does a negative, positive or indeterminate test result mean?
How accurate are the home HIV tests?
Should I get a PCR test or an antigen test?
On viral load tests, what is considered a high viral load and what is considered a low one? What are these tests used for?
How often should I do viral load testing?
I can't cope with my fear of AIDS. What should I do?
What is viral hepatitis, and how is it transmitted?
What do the symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases look like?
Where can I get more information about HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?
Answers to Recent Safe Sex Questions
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