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Can AIDS Be Transmitted Through Shaking Hands
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percentage of transmitting HIV infected blood thru a cut on handsTo Doctor Bob.I am a nurse with patient newly diagnosed with HIV. Before he had this diagnosis, i happen to obtain blood samples from him to be send to laboratory for some routine tests.and by accident, some blood spilled on my cut hands. i have a...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello.All occupational exposures should be reported to your occupational health division so that the incident can be documented and the exposure evaluated and treated if needed. If you had done this, you wouldn't be panicking now, as you would...
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Masturbate after shaking hand with HIV person.Mr. God I know you very busy and have a lot of thing to be done. But every word you reply us will... Read more »Unusual hand shakeI recently shook hands with an hiv positive man. He had dry/peeling hands. Is there a risk of... Read more »
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDSTable of Contents The Basics Some Sexually Transmitted Diseases to Know About Protecting Yourself and Others The Bottom Line The Basics Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), also called sexually transmittedinfections (STIs), are... Read more »
Brazil: AIDS Spreading Six Times Faster Among Teenage GirlsAlexandre Granjeiro, head of the Brazilian Health Ministry's division on sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS, said HIV/AIDS is spreading at an alarming rate among teenage girls -- the only category in which the epidemic's growth shows "a huge... Read more »
CDC Shake-Up Could Be Good for AIDS PreventionWho should replace this lady? Julie Gerberding's tenure as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director is over on Inauguration Day . AIDS advocates are hoping that her departure will mark the end of a politically charged era of the CDC... Read more »
Former San Francisco Health Commissioner Indicted on Two Counts of Knowingly Transmitting HIV to Sexual PartnersFormer San Francisco Health Commissioner Ron Hill, who is HIV-positive, was jailed on Wednesday after being indicted under a California law that makes it a crime to intentionally infect a sexual partner with HIV, the San Francisco Chronicle ... Read more »
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Can HIV be transmitted through Oral sex?
Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
Can HIV be transmitted through Oral sex?
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shaking someone's bloody hand
Posted by 613, 2 Replies
2 years ago at a concert, this guy cut him self in a mosh pit. He shook my hand and had blood on it. Freaking out, I washed it off using water. I dont think they had soap, and I was not actively bleeding either.What's my risk? Read more » TRANSMITTING HIV TO NEWBORN TWINS/NEED ADVISE?????
Posted by Jessie, 3 Replies
I recently had my husband come to me, upset, crying and concerned about his brothers two newborn twins and the fact that me and my husband are both HIV+. Apparently, the brother confronted my husband about being with the newborns and washing his...
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Just took the test & shaking!
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Hi,I just took my first HIV test ever. I have had unprotected sex several times but I have had no sex for the past 4months. I wanted to make sure I waited the correct amount of time so that I can start my new sex life, free of HIV thoughts and... Read more »
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