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Can Animal And Insect Bites Transmit Hepatitis
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Risk of HIV+ Vet Assistant transmitting to coworkers through animal scratches/bites?We have an HIV+ Vet Assistant who is very prone to getting scratched and bit. If an animal scratches him and then immediately scratches me, is that similar to needle transmission? Are the owners at risk, and for how long? There is really no way...
Response from Nancy Breuer
WorkPositive, Inc.
No, it's nothing like needle transmission, and no, the owners are not at risk. You have no reason to worry about HIV transmission via an animal. No monkeys, no mosquitoes, and no animal scratches transmit HIV. To put your mind at ease, wash out...
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Insect bitesI've read a lot of articles about possible transmission from insect bites. Most of them seem... Read more »Getting AIDS from Insect bites???My friend and I were discussing whether or not you could contract AIDS or HIV from pubic lice or... Read more »
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Integrating Hepatitis B Prevention Into Sexually Transmitted Disease Services: U.S. Sexually Transmitted Disease Program and Clinic Trends -- 1997 and 2001The authors set out to measure the progress since 1997 of implementing STD clinic-based recommendations for hepatitis B prevention. Repeating a 1997 survey, investigators in 2001 sent a survey to state, municipal, and territorial STD program... Read more »
Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV-Related Risks:How Common Are STDs? STD Prevention and Treatment Bacterial STDs Viral STDs Parasitic STDs STDs Transmitted by Other Means Sequellae of STDs (Possible Complications) STDs and HIV STDs Increase Risk for HIV How HIV Impacts... Read more »
FAQs for the Public: Hepatitis COverview What is hepatitis? What is the difference between hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C? What is hepatitis C? Statistics How common is acute hepatitis C in the United States? How common is chronic hepatitis C in the... Read more »
Growing Evidence Suggests Hepatitis C Can Be Transmitted SexuallyIn a new study, New York City researchers suggest that new hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections found among 74 HIV-infected men who have sex with men were acquired sexually. In late 2005, Dr. Daniel Fierer, infectious-disease expert at Mount Sinai... Read more »
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Formas en que se transmite el VIH
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Cmo Se Transmite el VIH?Condiciones Para Que Pueda Transmitirse El VIH Para que pueda haber transmisin del VIH tienen que darse tres condiciones. Este concepto es muy importante para comprender el riesgo. El VIH Debe Estar Presente; Parece evidente,... Read more » Cmo Se Transmite el VIH?
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Cmo Se Transmite el VIH?Condiciones Para Que Pueda Transmitirse El VIH Para que pueda haber transmisin del VIH tienen que darse tres condiciones. Este concepto es muy importante para comprender el riesgo. El VIH Debe Estar Presente; Parece evidente,... Read more »
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