HIV Risk Of Casual Contact

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Risk for HIV from casual contact with coworker? "your my only hope"

Hi...at work today this man at my job had a scratch on his arm that look fairly new...he is hiv positive...anyway walking past him my shirt brushed against his scratch on his arm...for the rest of the day I was wiping any surface that part of my...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for your question,There is no way for your co-worker to give you HIV casually in the workplace. This includes through contact with his scratches. <b>There is no way</b>. There are countless explanations for why throughout our... Read more »

Re: HIV transmission Risk, WILL DONATE (CASUAL CONTACT, 2010)

Hi Doc,I just thought of another question after typing my original ones (below). #4. Would the fact... Read more »

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Risk from casual contact with HIV positive friend "very scared need your help"

Hi. The other day I saw a friend of mine who is hiv positive. I shook his hand and then touched my... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Association Between "Safer Sex Fatigue" and Rectal Gonorrhea Is Mediated by Unsafe Sex With Casual Partners Among HIV-Positive Homosexual Men

The study authors investigated whether and what sexual risk behavior is a mediator of associations between rectal gonorrhea (RG) and beliefs about highly active antiretroviral therapy, safer sex fatigue, or sexual sensation-seeking among homosexual... Read more »

Discussions of Viral Load in Negotiating Sexual Episodes With Primary and Casual Partners Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

HIV-positive persons with lower viral loads are at reduced risk for transmitting the virus to their sex partners, recent studies indicate. As information about the association between viral load and HIV risk disseminates throughout high-risk... Read more »

Despite HIV/AIDS Danger, Casual Sex Remains the Name of the Game for Namibian Men

A private social research firm's report reveals that close to half of Namibian men have more than one casual sex partner -- even though 94 percent of them know that HIV/AIDS is transmitted through sex. Last year, the Social Impact Assessment and... Read more »

Increased Condom Use, Less Casual Sex Among Youth in Zimbabwe Helping to Reduce Spread of HIV

A "generational shift" toward less casual sex and increased condom use among young people in Zimbabwe is helping to reduce the spread of HIV in the country, researchers have said recently, the McClatchy/ Miami Herald reports (Bengali, McClatchy/... Read more »

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to the CASUAL CONTACT guy

Posted by mental_case

look i am trying to help you here but...
you have an awful weird definition of CASUAL contact!
there is not an exchange of cum or blood in casual contact it is that simple.
WHAT YOU ARE RELATING IS NOT CASUAL CONTACT!
in life anything can happen and if... Read more »

Casual contact?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Does anyone knows if someone has been infected by casual contact? I mean, someone getting infected even tough he/she never had unprotected anal, vaginal or swallowing semen? I mean, casual contact like getting some little precum in your face or your... Read more »

low risk contact but fever and rash??

Posted by bob111, 2 Replies

i am male, had an encounter with another guy 2.5 weeks ago, involved kissing and oral both receive and giving. i gave only for a short amount of time, not sure how much precum was in mouth and had a canker sore in mouth. i had two cold sores that... Read more »

High Risk Contact, ARS Symptomatic, and Scared

Posted by desertfox, 2 Replies

I'm writing this to relieve tension. I am a worrier by nature (Taken anxiety meds before# but I'm also very analytica and honest with myself. What I am not is smart when it comes to thinking with the head on top of my shoulders vs the other guy... Read more »

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