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HIV Risk After Touching Tears
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Microscopic tears in skin & other ways of HIV transmissionHi, Dr. Bob. I appreciate you. I was recently diagnosed as HIV positive. My current boyfriend had to undergo PEP, but he is standing by me & we are still working on the future. What is hard for me to bear is that the hospital (public health)...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,They told your boyfriend:1.He could never have sex with you ever again.2.He could contract HIV from kissing you.3.He could contract HIV from your tears.4.He could contract HIV from microscopic tears in his skin if he touched you.Hmm . . . and...
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HIV From touching a shirt that may or may not had a blood stain on it?Good Morning I started working and they had me do trash pick-up and sweeping but I forgot to wear... Read more »Risk of infection through foreskin tearsHi, I recently had a drunken encounter with a guy, and we partook in a little bit of oral sex and... Read more »
Articles
Small Tears in Placenta May Be Relaying HIV to BabiesMother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) may be occurring via small tears in the placenta during birth, a recent study suggested. Without treatment, 25-35 percent of babies born to HIV-positive mothers become infected, resulting in an estimated... Read more »
Small Tears in Placenta Likely Associated With Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission, Study SaysSmall tears in the placenta of HIV-positive pregnant women might allow the virus to pass from the woman's blood to the infant during delivery and could play a role in mother-to-child transmission, according to a study published on Tuesday in PLoS... Read more »
60 Million Africans Have Been Touched by AIDS, Says UNAIDS Executive DirectorMaputo -- By continuing to devastate Africa's economies, communities, and development, HIV/AIDS has undoubtedly become Africa's biggest challenge. "Sixty million Africans have been touched by AIDS in the most immediate way. They are either living... 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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Fingerring and touching anus opening
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Please help me I am making myself sick with worry. I Fingered a girl of unknown HIV status (not inside her but just the vulva). She briefly rubbed her vagina. About 10 minutes later she pressed my anal opening with the same finger. Is there a risk...
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a dangerous touch
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
To be short, a sex worker touch me on my neck. My neck was shaved half an hour ago when I had my hair cut. If the sex worker had just finished her job for a client and her hand was contaminated with the man's semen, and the sex worker dose not clean... 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 » touching wet blood on floor
Posted by 613, 4 Replies
These blood fears are sickening but here goes:About 6-7 months ago in capoeira class I was doing a hand stand and there was a spot of blood on the floor. I accidentally got one of my fingers in it. I wiped it off on my pants as there was no water. I... Read more »
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