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HIV Risk After Using Toothbrush
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Hiv spread through toothbrush?I just recently used a toothbrush that wasn't mine. I thought it was before because it look almost exactly like mine except for the very small difference in color. I found out it belongs to someone who is a possible HIV risk. I found the...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
You "found the toothbrush in your vehicle?" I certainly hope you weren't trying to brush while driving.OK, on to your specific question. HIV doesn't survive very long at all outside the body. Consequently, finding a stray...
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Hiv from touching toothbrushing (SNIFFING AND HIV, 2010)Hello Dr Bob, Need you sincere opinion on what is happened to me.For 3 weeks I work abroad (in UK).... Read more »Sharing a Toothbrush with My HIV Positive PartnerHello,I accidentally used my HIV positive partner's toothbrush about 8 hours after he used it.... Read more »
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Prevalence of Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus in HIV-Infected and HIV/Hepatitis C Virus-Coinfected PatientsIn the current study, a sample of HIV patients completed a questionnaire identifying their demographic characteristics and risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV). A chart review was conducted to confirm the information obtained in the survey. Risk... Read more »
Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis C: Are HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men at Risk?Table of Contents Introduction What Is Hepatitis C? How Does Someone Get Hepatitis C? How Many People Have Hepatitis C in Canada? What Is the Evidence That HCV Can Be Transmitted Sexually? How Might HIV-Positive MSM Be Getting HCV? Is HCV... Read more »
Risk of HIV Reinfection May Be Similar to Risk of Initial HIV InfectionThe risk of HIV reinfection, sometimes called superinfection, has not been clearly established. Given the risk of initial sexual HIV infection from a single exposure in population studies is commonly calculated as generally low (although these... Read more »
Zimbabwe: Stigma Among Educators Still a Barrier in AIDS FightOn the main wall of a one-room Mazankwe schoolhouse in Zimbabwe's lower Gweru district is a list of the five main causes of HIV/AIDS: "razor blades, needles, scissors, blood transfusion and toothbrushes." Due to the stigma and taboo associated with... Read more »
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Transmission by Toothbrush
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I just found out that a neighbor of mine is HIV+. My son recently stayed at their house overnight with their kids. He didn't have a toothbrush, and said he used one of theirs. Is there any evidence of transmission this way. Would toothpaste kill... Read more » Sharing toothbrushes
Posted by StupidMe, 1 Reply
Hi all,I keep reading inconsistent information regarding the risks associated with sharing toothbrushes. So I was wandering what the real risk is. Is it zero, theoretical, negligible, low...etc? I'm asking because I had a hiv risk 3 years ago. I... Read more » risk assesment please?
Posted by pixie, 2 Replies
Hi there from South Africa,I just have a few queries about HIV and I ask if you can assess my risks? 1. I went to a club recently and cut my leg on a very prominent step. I only noticed the next morning. I am worried that someone else could have cut... Read more » HIV risk from a hickey
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Can I get HIV from getting a hickey? Thanks. Read more »
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