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What Are Opportunistic Infections?

Table of Contents Basic Facts Preventing and Treating OIs OIs and Women Most Common Opportunistic Infections (OIs) in HIV+ People Basic Facts While many viruses can be controlled by the immune system, HIV targets andinfects the same immune system cells that are supposed to protect us fromillnesses. These are a type of white blood cell called CD4 cells. HIV takes over CD4 cells and turns them into virusfactories that produce...

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transmission of hiv through touching the infected needle and subsequently drawing blood from other person

Dr Bob, Please answer my question I am in great anexity. I have sucked the nipple of a prostitute and went of rapid test after 03 week and 07 week. But at the time of my second test the person was drawing blood had some casual approach. He had...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your HIV-acquisition risk is nonexistent. That includes both the nipple-sucking and blood-drawing incidents! Thank you for your support of The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation (www.concertedeffort.org). It's warmly appreciated.Be well.... Read more »

Any Risk with Touching a Prostitute?

Is there any risk associated with touching the hands or money of a prostitute? Let me explain, my friend sells flowers, and one of the places she sells them is a bar in a bad part of town. She says often, the prostitutes will approach her and then...

Response from Lynne Gabriel

WorkPositive, Inc.

No question is silly -- this one, however, does have a pretty easy answer. HIV dies on contact with heat, light or air. HIV is not the concern in this scenario -- hepatitis could be. The best way to avoid infection is to wash hands often, keep them... Read more »

Risk from touching Champagne Room Girl titties

Hi , Recently I went to a Champagne Room , initially I was just touching her boobs with hands apart from that I didn't touched any private parts of her , also she didn't touch my Penis. But she expressed her wish to have my Penis within...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your HIV-acquisition risk from this Champagne Room romp, including your tallywhacker titossage, is nonexistent. Donation information for The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation can be found on the foundation's Web site at... Read more »

Risk of transmission and infection

On 20 aug i had sex with a woman of unkown status and condom broke while inside her. I washed penis with soap immediately. We later discussed her status/risk. She told me she had tested negative the previous month since she was planning to travel...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Dude, you've had two condom failures within a few weeks?!? This has nothing to do with your being "tense" (or hard or horny or anything else). It has to do with either (1) outdated condoms, (2) using the wrong lubrication... Read more »

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Any risk of infection?

Posted by vfv189, 1 Reply

Hello guys,

Had some pretty stressful months, so i went to get myself a sensual nuru massage (nuru massage is a Japanese massage where they use a gel made from seaweed).

The masseuse and me were both naked and she slided her body all over me. There... Read more »

Infection from minimum risk....

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I'm wondering if any of the visitors of this board have been infected with HIV after a one time exposure, or while using a condom. Everyone says the chance from a one time encounter is like 1 in 500, and with a condom is basically non existant. If... Read more »

high risk not infected, a few thoughts

Posted by Anonymous

oh, come one you guys! as far as i have noticed in 32 years of life, encountering a few hiv + people, and others who have sex with hiv+ people for a long time, i will assert that anyone can get it, and there is no reason for it: just some people, in... Read more »

stabbed myself with paperclip: risk of infection?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi,

while getting a HIV test at a clinic, I had to use the rest room.

The key to the restroom was on an improvised keychain made from twisted paperclips.

I managed to stab myself in the thumb with the the sharp end of a paperclip as I was using the... Read more »

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