Can A Person Be Exposed To Hiv Pass It On To Others Without Testing Positive

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Exposed to Cough of an HIV Positive Person

Hi, Sir Richard,Before anything else, I just want to say thank you for all the work you do in this forum, it is much appreciated.Anyway, I am writing you because I am concerned about an incident that happened last September. I was interviewing HIV...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:To be clear, this is a theoretical exposure. The situation you describe would NOT be a risk for HIV. Most individuals can get an accurate result at 25 days but you will need to wait 90 days for a conclusive answer.In health,Richard... Read more »

Exposed to HIV but tested negative: Will I test positive someday?

My husband testing positive seven months ago. We have been together for four years and used... Read more »

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can perinatally HIV exposed infant testing negative, convert to positive

We have an adopted child whose birth mother was in an extremely high risk catagory for HIV. We... Read more »

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Articles

Mandatory HIV Testing Should Be Instituted for Public Health, Safety Officials Exposed to Bodily Fluids, Commentary Says

HIV testing should be mandatory in Massachusetts when public health or safety officials are exposed to a person's bodily fluids, Elissa Ely, a psychiatrist in the state, said on Monday in a commentary on NPR's "All Things Considered " (Ely, "All... Read more »

Roche to Establish Registries to Monitor Health of HIV-Positive People Exposed to Recalled Antiretroviral Viracept

Roche on Thursday said that it plans to establish patient registries to monitor the health of HIV-positive people who were taking the company's recently recalled antiretroviral drug Viracept, the Press Association reports (Moynihan, Press... Read more »

National Association of People With AIDS

Ask Dr. Rashbaum: How Can I Determine When I Was Exposed to HIV and Who Infected Me?

Dr. Bruce Rashbaum We fielded a question recently on www.napwa.org, and passed it on to Dr. Bruce Rashbaum. You can submit your own questions for Doctor Bruce by clicking HERE . Here's the question (personal details edited out!): I have a... Read more »

The Dude Who Exposed Me to HIV Speaks, Part One

Y'all, I am truly humbled and excited to be able to feature a guest blog, although anonymous, from the guy who unintentionally and unknowingly exposed me to HIV on December 18, 2011. Since I started this blog and also shared my YouTube video... Read more »

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Exposed to a POZ man, 15 days later...

Posted by Panicman, 2 Replies

Hey everyone, don't know if anyone remembers my first post here. I put myself in a stupid position, insertive anal sex with a man I found out later was poz. It's been over two weeks since the encounter and as it stands right now I'm still ok.

I went... Read more »

food prepared by HIV positive person

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I have a family member, with whom I do not live, that has recently tested HIV positive. My concern now is should I eat food that the infected person has helped prepare (canning of fresh vegetables)when I noticed that they have a sore on their... Read more »

Fearmonger Fraud Exposed

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

It looks like Pinky/Imnotcrazy is at it again. The following was first posted:

"And what about the people that takes longer than a year to seroconvert? who said three months is conclusive? This works just or the 95% of folks, but HIV is no kid's... Read more »

Exposed and worried

Posted by abcd1234, 4 Replies

Was really drunk and met a guy at the bar and went home with him. Made out a little bit and decided to have sex. I inserted into him and was barely in him for 30 seconds (unprotected) when he told me he was HIV positive. Stopped then and there. ... Read more »

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