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Can HIV Be Transmitted Through Touching Broken Skin
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broken skin and broken skin!!!have broken lips and it bleed in winter now days..in that time i used the bottle to drink water used by others what are the risk of transmission??having a habbit of nail prikin so bleed around nail skin..if this skin is touched many things or even...
Response from Richard Cordova III
Test Positive Aware Network
Hi there:There is zero risk of transmission from situations like this. HIV does not live well outside the body. Also, the virus can not be transmitted through casual contact. The virus needs direct access to the bloodstream for transmission to...
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Re: Infection via broken skinI would like to thank you for your reply dated Feb 9, 2005. I have done a STD test and the results... Read more »psoriasis / broken skinHello Doctor,Thanks for all of your advice in this forum. I've been reading through the... Read more »
Articles
Sexually-Transmitted Infections for HIV-Positive PeopleSTDs (sexually transmitted disease) that cause ulcerations (sores on the skin, including on or inside the genitals, mouth, or rectum) can dramatically increase the risk of picking up HIV, due to the fact that ulcers and open sores provide an easy... Read more »
Warts It All About? A Look at Sexually Transmitted DiseasesWriting about sex and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is fascinating, frustrating and fun. It's fascinating because I get to read the results of research and studies about the sex lives of ordinary people. It's frustrating because year after... Read more »
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) -- OverviewWhat Is a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)? How Many People Have STDs? How Do You Get an STD? What Are the Symptoms of STDs? How Do You Get Tested for STDs? Can STDs Cause Health Problems? How Are STDs Treated? How Do STDs Affect... Read more »
What Do the Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Look Like?The following are the some of the symptoms of syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital warts, scabies and herpes. Since symptoms can vary from person to person, and since these symptoms can resemble the symptoms of many other illnesses, you CANNOT... Read more »
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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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Precum to broken skin
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I see the insertive anal and vaginal rates are under 3% with a confirmed HIV+ partner, and I was wondering if anyone could tell me the tranmission estimates for presemen rubbed into a possibly open wound. Thanks.
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Fingering with broken skin
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
What are the chances of getting hiv from fingering the vagina and anus if you have broken skin on your finger?Read more » Fingering/Broken Skin (for Jackie & others)
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I have read in some previous posts that there has never been a documented case of HIV transmission via fingering. I'm wondering what is the source of that information.I'm trying to stay calm...but I has an encounter at a gay bathhouse that... Read more »
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