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Blood On Food Hep Transmission
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Transmission of Hep C through a Blood TransfusionHello!My mother had a blood transfusion in 1980/81 after an ectopic pregnancy. She refuses to get tested, but I'm concerned for her. She's very healthy, looks and feels great. Is it possible she could still have it after 26 years?...
Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine
Yes it is possible. She should have a simple blood test for hepatitis C antibody. It is also very possible that if she got hepatitis C at that time, she may have cleared it due to her young age and one time exposure. So please get her to agree to...
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Transmission of Hep C? (HEPATITIS C TRANSMISSION VIA SALIVA, 2010)Dr., I so appreciate your honesty and yet I feel you are a bit naive. Transmission is a lot more... Read more »pre-chewed food + donation question PRE-CHEWED FOOD, HIV TRANSMISSION RISK, 2010)Dear Doctor, I read the CDC article about exposure through pre chewed food for infants. Apparently... Read more »
Articles
Three Cases of HIV Transmission to Infants Through Food Pre-Chewed by HIV-Positive CaregiversOne of the oddest presentations at CROI 2008 involved three case reports of HIV transmission to babies when their HIV-infected caregivers pre-chewed the babies' food. I sat down with Dr. Kenneth Dominguez, an epidemiologist at the CDC [U.S. Centers... Read more »
Hepatitis C TransmissionHow hepatits C is caught and passed on Hepatitis C, blood products and blood transfusions Injecting drug use and hepatitis C Hepatitis C and other (non-injecting) drug use HIV, hepatitis C and sex Heterosexual transmission of hepatitis C ... Read more »
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Still Says Gay Men Can't Donate BloodThe American Red Cross (ARC) and other blood organizations are calling for a change in the Food and Drug Administration policy that excludes men from donating blood if they have had sexual contact with another man even once since 1977. Instead, they... Read more »
Food and Drug Administration, Florida State to Look Into Procedures at Blood BankFederal and state authorities are investigating how two people became infected with HIV after receiving tainted transfusions from Florida Blood Services (FBS), the Tampa Bay Area's primary blood bank. The US Food and Drug Administration will look... Read more »
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transmission throgh food?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
If an HIV + man cut his hand and get some blood onto food, does the person who eats the food(without being aware of the blood) run into risks? Is it still considered to be casual contact? Is the mucous membrane in mouth easily infected?
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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...
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Blood transmission...scared
Posted by SBGuard, 1 Reply
I'm a 22 year old female and I work as a security guard. A little over two weeks ago, I responded to a fight out in a parking. Two males were fighting (they were hitting each other in the ribs, face, and abdomen-which resulted in a lot of blood-and...
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Scared because of blood on food
Posted by overthetop, 3 Replies
Is it possible to get hiv if you eat food that has wet hiv+ blood on it?
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