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Blood Splash Afraid I Have AIDS
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Ask the Experts
blood splash in eyeblood splash in eye from an advanced AIDS person, what are chances of contacting HIV/AIDS?...
Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D.
University of Utah, School of Medicine
There is a fair bit of information on what makes a needle stick risky. The things that increase the risk, beyond the average risk of about 1 in 400 are: Patient with high viral load or advanced AIDS, volume of blood and type and depth of...
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splash of hiv infected blood in the eyeI was at work and I was washing the instruments that were used on a hiv pt. the blood that was in... Read more »eye splash exposure with HIV and hepatitis infected bloodI had an exposure to blood from a pt who was both HIV positive and Hepatitis C positive blood. He... Read more »
Articles
Living in South Africa With AIDS A Personal StoryMy name is Gloria Raletsemo, and I am 31 years old. I was a blood donor before my blood was tested. Then one day, a person from the Border Blood Transfusion Service (BBTS) came to my home for my boyfriend's address so that they could go to him for... Read more »
U.S. HIV/AIDS Activists React to "Act Against AIDS" Campaign AnnouncementActivists and advocates offered a range of reactions to the "Act Against AIDS" (AAA) effort unveiled at the White House on April 7. Components of the outreach include a media campaign ("Nine and a Half Minutes"), a leadership initiative with 14 key... Read more »
Education: "People Are Afraid to Touch Them"Oxford University and South African researchers are working on a two-year study of child caregivers in families affected by HIV/AIDS. More than 7,000 people in three South African provinces -- about 6,000 children and 1,500 guardians -- will be... Read more »
Canada: Homeless and Pregnant, Women Afraid to Seek CareEdmonton's needle exchange program, Streetworks, on some days looks more like a prenatal clinic. Since 2005, Alberta has logged 14 congenital syphilis cases from an outbreak that also affects many potential Streetworks clients. "We're the needle... Read more »
Connect With Others
Blood splash risk?
Posted by lizzy, 1 Reply
So I am probably worrying over nothing. I work in a lab and felt very stupid as was not wearing gloves at the time. I was uncapping blood samples and whilst doing so a couple of drops of serum (blood) flicked onto my thumb. I washed it thoroughly...
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family members afraid
Posted by koko, 6 Replies
I need some suggestions here. My father has AIDS and my sister (whose only 4) may be HIV pos. They are both visiting from out of town and I've noticed a lot of ignorance when it comes to 2 of my family members and how it's spread. Please someone,...
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Afraid to Disclose - HELP!
Posted by Choosing2Liv, 6 Replies
As some of you may know, I officially found out a little over a week ago that I was hiv poz. I'm married and obviously MUST tell my wife, so that she can also be tested. After lots of thinking, praying, and coming up with reasons why I should...
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Too afraid to get tested
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
I need someone to help me,by giving an HONEST opinion. Before I go any further, please, do NOT say "Get tested". I simply can not! I get ill just thinking about it. Here is my scenario...over 13 years ago, I had an affair (one night deal) with a...
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