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Can Nail Drills Transmit Hiv
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Nail scratching ((HIV infection)) (HIV TRANSMISSION FROM FINGERNAIL SCRATCH, 2011)Hi Dr. Robert,I had sex with a lady that I don't know. I used a cndom, but my concern that she was scratching me with her fingernail, the scratch was in my arm about 1 cm. I am worried that there was a fluid that include HIV under her nail.I...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello, Tom.Your HIV-acquisition risk is essentially nonexistent, assuming the latex condom was used properly and did not fail (break). HIV is not transmitted via nail scratching. See link below.Dr. Bob<a...
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Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing Protocols, Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing, and Discussion of Sexual Behaviors in HIV Clinics in Los Angeles CountyThe authors set out to evaluate the use of written protocols for STD screening, the frequency and types of STD tests performed, and the occurrence and frequency of obtaining sexual risk assessments among HIV clinics. The researchers administered a... Read more »
Nearly 150 HIV/AIDS Experts in Lancet Commentary Call for Consensus on Approach to Preventing Sexually Transmitted HIVHIV/AIDS experts from around the world in a commentary published in the Nov. 27 edition of the journal Lancet call for consensus on a "sound public health approach" to preventing sexual transmission of HIV. The piece, which was published to mark... Read more »
Increased Drug Flow Fueling Spread of HIV in Iran; Country Seeing More Sexually Transmitted HIV Cases, UNICEF Official SaysThe number of HIV cases in Iran is increasing rapidly because of the increased flow of heroin into the country from Afghanistan, and an increasing number of HIV cases are being transmitted sexually, Christian Salazar, UNICEF coordinator for HIV in... Read more »
Sexual Behavior and HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Behaviors in the General Population of Slovenia, a Low HIV Prevalence Country in Central EuropeIn the current study, the researchers set out to describe sexual and HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk behaviors in Slovenia. In 1999-2001, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of the general population, ages 18-49, was... Read more »
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Hiv usually transmitted before people know
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - HIV infection is likely to be transmitted before people are even aware that they are carriers, UK researchers report in the January 3rd issue of AIDS. "The study demonstrates that a significant proportion of new HIV-1... Read more » Can HIV be transmitted through Oral sex?
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Can HIV be transmitted through Oral sex?
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Can HIV be transmitted via a nitrous balloon?
Posted by vanessa1013, 3 Replies
Hi there,Thank you in advance for reading... I attended a "rave" like party on 8/21/10. At this party, nitrous balloons were being passed around. I took several hits...And now I am wondering if there is any chance I can get HIV from sharing a balloon. Read more » COMO SE TRANSMITE EL HIV?
Posted by Janis, 1 Reply
COMO SE TRANSMITE EL HIV?La infeccin por HIV se produce a travs de tres nicas vas de transmisin: * TRANSMISION SEXUAL * TRANSMISION SANGUINEA * TRANSMISION VERTICAL (madre a hijo) TRANSMISION SEXUAL: El HIV puede transmitirse a travs de las relaciones... Read more »
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