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HIV spread by blade used by barbers?

I am scared whether HIV/AIDS can be spread by the blade used by the barbers. I got a cut by that way and I am curious whether it can be spread like that? Your prompt attention will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for your advice....

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

HIV really does not live outside of the body long enough for transmission to occur this way. See the response to Transmission through shaving.I have never heard of infection happening this way. You can always ask your barber if he sterilizes his... Read more »

HIV daughter, spreading it around

I just found out a few hours ago that my daughter has AIDS/HIV. (+KS ect) She has AIDS/HIV and is still having unprotected sex with MANY men. I have a moral obligation to report her but to whom do I report it to? PLEASE HELP ME.My daughter and her...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

Some Health Departments will do contact tracing at the request of an HIV infected person, but I'm not sure what they would do with a report from a family member. You can certainly speak to the local department of health and ask their advice.As... Read more »

Virus: Spreading like Wildfire

My partner tested positive for HIV April 2003 and I test negative. On May 30, 2003 I tested positive. A month later I saw a Infectious Disease specialist and my numbers were good (CD4= 609 and Viral Load= 22,000).Three months later (October...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your question.Like CD4 cells counts, HIV viral loads also vary from day to day-- as much as a five-fold change can occur without any real medical significance. From this, you could see that one day's viral load of 25,000 could... Read more »

FOLLOW UP HIV SPREAD FROM FOOD PREPARED BY HIV+ person

Thank you for responding to my question "HIV SPREAD FROM FOOD PREPARED BY HIV+ person" yesterday. I do appreciate and value your time. The situation is actually my child who ate a hot dog handled by a person that got the blood on the...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

When we discuss HIV transmission we always have to discuss broad possibilities. In an abstract sense what you need to transmit HIV is virus and an opening for it to get into the body. Yes, both of these were potentially present in the circumstance... Read more »

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Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

There are likely over 3 million of us HIV+ in the USA today, and one can visit all the HIV+ dating sites available and one can rarely see more than a few hundred ads and on the pay sites many of these ads are fake posted by the site operators too... Read more »

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RE: ADVICE PLEASE!

Posted by elisa101, 2 Replies

Hi,

As, i previously posted, i have a kissed a gal of unknown HIV status and i tasted blood in my mouth.She is working as a karaoke gal. I took an elisa at 21 days and it was negative. However i am experienceing peculiar symptoms. I am sweating a lot... Read more »

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