Can Someone Catch AIDS From Touching Scratch On Skin

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Dear Dr Frascino, I as at a Networking Function and a woman went to touch my face and I pulled back and her finger nail which was almost a half mile long and hit me in the face. It was too far back on my face for me to see much. It stung a little...

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The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Paul,I tend to skip questions when I've already responded to similar concerns and those responses are readily available in the archives of this forum. The answer and reassurance you seek were indeed already waiting for you in the... Read more »

anal scratching - donation on the way

Dr Bob,I recently developed an annoying anal itch that won't go away. Everytime I go to bed,... Read more »

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doctor touched my penis with a pen (literally) and told me i can get aids from kissing (donation on the way)

Hi doca doctor not as lovely as yourself was looking at my penis and then touched it with a pennow... Read more »

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Infection throgh scratches

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi,

Hope someone can advise.

I've always been served by this HIV positive beautician for about 2 years and have not feared for my life before. BUT since 11 Oct 1999, I've been living in fear of contracting HIV.

On that day, while she was massaging... Read more »

body fluid touched the skin without intercourse

Posted by mona811

can anyone tell me that if body fluid has touched the skin without intercoursing can person be effected with hiv Read more »

Can I catch HIV this way?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I am really worried about an incident that happened 10 months ago and am freaking out over whether I could have caught HIV infection.

I was using a public bathroom and by accident the crotch of my underwear touched the toilet seat. I didn't think... Read more »

Can you catch hiv from this encounter

Posted by kris, 2 Replies

I have a friend who is hiv positive he has been so for ten years but I just found out recently. I have some anxiety about germs in general so I dont shake hands. I always give people fist bumps. But I am growing concerned becasue I gave him a Fist... Read more »

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