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Transmission through cuts

Hello: In this forum I keep seeing that HIV has not been known to transmit outside of anal, vaginal and oral sex. But I also see talk of tranmission through fluids coming into contact with fresh/open cuts. Has transmission been known to occur in...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

HIV is transmitted in other ways besides sexually. Sharing injection needles, exposure to blood in healthcare settings, child-birth and breast-feeding, transfusion of blood, and other cases of contact with blood have proven to lead to infection.... Read more »

Transmission from cuts

I was recently mugged by five guys in an African country and one of these guys started biting my arm whilst the other thugs were trying to steal my wallet, watch etc. The bite guy broke the skin on my arm although I don't think there was any...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Bites represent a potential means of transmitting HIV; however, HIV transmission by this route has been reported only very rarely. Being bitten by an HIV-infected person poses a theoretical risk if the skin is broken and if the biters saliva is... Read more »

hiv question (HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES) (HIV FROM TWO HIV NEGATIVES, 2009)

can you get hiv if you bleed during unprotected sex but both people are unifected?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,You're wondering if two HIV uninfected people could get HIV having unprotected sex with each other!?!? Once again a QTND (question that never dies) rises like a phoenix from the ashes. See below for the ATNC (answer that never changes).Dr.... Read more »

finger cut verses sexual transmission

Dear Dr Bob,Thank you so much for being who you are and doing what you do. I have only entered this forum 3 days ago by chance and am glued to the Q's and A's.I am sending this from Africa. I am an African. We have as you may know the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello African-Guy,Welcome to the forum. Proceeding directly to your questions:1.Without knowing if your partner was positive or not or the severity and openness of your cut, the type of bandage covering the wound and other related details, it is... Read more »

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Conflicting HIV information for transmission

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi there,
I am getting a little more worried. During the summer I was seeing someone. We didn't have intercourse, but there was a couple of dates where we did a lot of open mouth kissing and I did receive a blowjob from her for a couple of minutes... Read more »

What is a fresh cut and has any case been reported

Posted by biznoch, 2 Replies

Hello from what i gather fingering is a low risk activity unless u had an open cut. my issue is what exactly would define a open cut? I had a paper cut that was thin but not fully healed and if u pulled at it u could see redness and light blood. the... Read more »

Oral HI.V. transmission

Posted by Anonymous

For one, myself and her do not have H.I.V. but i had a cut on my lip when i was giving her oral (eating her out), i know the risks of recieving H.I.V. are extremly low but i'm scared that something could happen because what if my blood got into her... Read more »

Possible transmission

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Has anyone heard about getting HIV from a sore on the skin, say from blood or fluids getting on the skin and then getting inside through a sore or something else

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