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HIV From Touching A Blood Wound
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Dr. Bob, very worried. Saliva came in touch with open wound,Dr. Bob, An escort was licking my face, later i realised that i had a cut on my face. She could be HIV positive, if she is HIV positive and since her saliva comes into contact with my blood, am i at risk of getting HIV?Let me know. Thanks. I...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,Nope. Saliva does not transmit HIV. (See below. I'll reprint some basic information about HIV transmission.)Thanks for your tax-deductible donation to The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation (www.concertedeffort.org).Stay well.Dr. BobDr....
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Risk from fresh blood to woundHello dear doc Bob,how are you doing?i hope all is well.I ve written to you in the past when i... Read more »Risk of HIV transmission from a HIV+ person`s bleeding woundFirst of all, thanks for what you`re doing. I`m sure anyone who needs to know anything about HIV,... Read more »
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HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex Before Circumcision Wounds Are Healed Could Increase Female Partners' Infection Risk, Study SaysHIV-positive men undergoing circumcision might be more likely to transmit the virus to their female partners if they have sex before the circumcision wounds have healed, according to preliminary results from a study being conducted in Uganda and... Read more »
China Says It Faces Threat From Illegal Blood SalesYears after illegal blood sales touched off an AIDS outbreak in central China, the Health Ministry admitted such sales still threaten the nation's hospitals. "The phenomenon in some areas of paying for blood supplies, or making money from blood,... Read more »
AIDS and American Religion: An Issue of BloodMatt: 9:20-21 "And behold a women, which was diseased with an issueof blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: Forshe said within herself, If I may but touch the hem of his garment, I shall bewhole." (King James) ... Read more »
Sharing, Caring and Touching Lives . . .National HIV Testing Day in Atlanta was a great success! Over 1,000 people were tested in four metro locations, including street outreach at Five Points MARTA Station (151 tested); Lindbergh MARTA Station (167 tested); American Red Cross (211... Read more »
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My child touch blood of my HIV+ Husband
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
My husband is HIV+He cut his finger bad and ran into the bathroom and he was dripping blood on the floor. My young daugher touch the blood and ran to the basement ( I was washing clothes) and said "daddy is bleeding, daddy is bleeding") Although im... Read more » Risk of exposure from open wound and saliva
Posted by mantle198, 2 Replies
Hi I'm posting to get a better understanding of my risk exposure and gain some peace of mind, until I wait the 3 month period before I take the HIV test. Recently I had a one night stand with a sex worker, she gave me unprotected oral sex and...
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What's the definition of open wound for HIV
Posted by sweetangel, 1 Reply
What's the definition of open wound when it comes to HIV transmission. Does it have to be bleeding? Or how recent to be considered open?I had sex with my HIV + partner yesterday, He came on my chest but little did I realize that that previous night... Read more » touched blood in water
Posted by 613, 2 Replies
I think this is my OCD getting the better of me but here goes.Last night at a Halloween punk/metal show I and a friend of mine had fake blood on our hands. We washed them together in a bucket of water. He then said he cut his hand and was washing the... Read more »
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