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HIV Risk After Touching Open Wound
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"Risk from getting open wound and fingerprick touched"Hi there. I just tested negative ytd 3 months post an unprotected sexual exposure. What I did was the rapid antibody hiv fingerprick test. However because I was very happy ytd i went to a thai girls disco (kind of a self celebration). one of the bar...
Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.
Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus
Thanks for your question,There is no risk for the situation you describe. Both your "open wound" and fingerprick were dried up and closed by the time they were touched. That's why I'm using quotation marks. Also, it's not...
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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... Read more »HIV Survival, Fluids On Open Wound!!Dear Robert,My name is Daniel, and I live in France. I have a question concerning the risk of... Read more »
Articles
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 »
San Francisco, Calif., Mayor Lee Celebrates Opening of City's New Bridge HIV Research FacilitySan Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee officially cut the ribbon to open the San Francisco Department of Public Health's (DPH) new Bridge HIV research facility, which is part of San Francisco's new $9.5 million HIV/AIDS Research Center. "The research that... Read more »
As HIV Vaccine Conference Opens, Experts Appeal for Sustained Commitment to Global Fight Against DiseaseExperts, gathered for the start of a four-day conference on HIV vaccines in Paris, called upon donors to maintain their funding support for the fight against HIV/AIDS despite the global economy, Agence France-Presse reports. "The financial crisis... Read more »
Hillary Clinton Pledges to Up Funds for Science-Based Interventions in Highest Risk PopulationsPhoto courtesy of Zimbio. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton entered the opening session of the International AIDS Conference today to a standing ovation -- which then faded into the loud shouts of a band of banner toting activists from ACT UP... Read more »
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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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Hiv transmission through contact of vaginal fluid with an open wound?
Posted by neibet, 1 Reply
What is the risk of HIV transmission through the exposure of an open wound to vaginal secretions.Assuming i am having a back massage and i have an open injury on my back and the masseuse was sitting naked in my back with her vagina in direct... Read more » 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 » OPEN WOUND
Posted by anxious92, 3 Replies
1.yesterday, i noticed that i had two little dots that were only like 5 times the size of this . each. and i saw there was a sliver of blood the length of this l and half as wide as this o; now what concerns me is that 16 hours after this, i...
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