Blood Scared I Have HIV

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Peru's Blood Banks Under Scrutiny Following HIV Scare

On Thursday, Peru's Health Minister Carlos Vallejos said Peru's 240 blood banks would undergo more exhaustive evaluations than had been previously conducted. He noted that evaluations since the start of the year had led to the closing of 30 blood... Read more »

Australia: Patients to Be Tested After Hospital HIV Scare

Officials at Bundaberg Hospital in southern Queensland are recommending blood tests for 274 people treated between Nov. 6 and 13 at the facility's dental clinic. Authorities discovered that one batch of dental instruments cleaned on Nov. 6 was not... Read more »

Japanese Red Cross to Revise Donor System After Tainted Blood Scare

The Japanese Red Cross Society told the health ministry Wednesday it would store blood plasma longer, a decision resulting from a ministry probe that revealed thousands of units of tainted blood had likely been used, a report said. The ministry... Read more »

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my blood came in contact with urine of hiv positive. Very scared.

Dr. Bob, I have bad anal tears, i am not using steriods(hydro cortisone) and i itch my anus a lot, and pretty much every day it bleeds. What happened the other day was i went to my friends place, he is HIV positive. The flush in his apartment...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Your HIV-acquisition risk from backsplash and/or sleeping on your buddy's bed is nonexistent. HIV is not your problem. No way. No how. No HIV tests are warranted. However, you do have a medical problem: your "scratched, wounded,... Read more »

scared im infected do normal blood test show hiv results

a year ago i sleeped with a guy who i now suspect has hiv, after about 4 months i notice dark blemishes around my genitals and they have been spreading.My doctor told me i had trush, but i'd had trush befor and this was'nt it , the cream...

Response from Judith A. Aberg, M.D.

Washington University, St. Louis School of Medicine

I do not know what the dark blemishes in your genital area is. It is almost impossible to say what a rash is from without seeing it. I am not sure if you are confusing terms used to call yeast infections. Your doctor may have said that you have a... Read more »

Could I get HIV from blood draw? Fever 6 weeks after..Extreme Scare

6 weeks ago, I went to a STD clinic to have HIV test. The result was negative. It was a standard blood draw for HIV test. During the blood draw process, I noticed that phlebotomist did not wear glove. The phlebotomist touched my arm to try to find...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiYou cannot get HIV through your experience. The information you found is correct that HIV dies once it is outside of the body. There is no need to feel concerned about HIV transmission through your experience.You are fine!Be well and stay safe,... Read more »

please help doctor hiv scare(d) in Romania

Dear Dr. Frascino,I very much need your professional opinion. I'm far from home (US) and alone, working for the peace corp in Romania, where until recently I was helping to make a difference in life by helping some of Romania's poor,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I'll respond to your specific questions first:1.Yes! Absofrickinlutely!2.Nope. That is not warranted or necessary.3.Nope!4.Nope! The immune system does not work that way.5.You know you cannot WOO-HOO?!?! Why the hell not? I'd place... Read more »

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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? Read more »

Contact with blood and scared!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi everyone,

Something happened to me at work the other night that really scared me and I was hoping someone could help. I work in retail, and a guy (maybe 60 years old) and his wife came in the store to make a purchase. I rang them up, but I noticed... Read more »

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... Read more »

Scared about possible HIV infection

Posted by Timothywong, 1 Reply

Hi Doctor,

I am gay. I met a guy yesterday. He sucked my nipples and was biting the nipples also while sucking them. He was also pulling my nipples with his teeth. I am not sure if he had bleeding gums. There were some cuts around my nipple.

I would... Read more »

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