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Can U Get AIDS From Scratching Someone
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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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nail scratched (HIV TRANSMISSION FROM FINGERNAIL SCRATCH, 2009)Dear Doc I am helping PLHA in one of small organization in our country. last week I got nail... Read more »Cat scratch fever in HIV+?Hi,I've been HIV+ for 3 months (experienced acute HIV infection back in May), have a CD4 of... Read more »
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Pickett Fences: Pity LustJim Pickett It's been a while since I've totally gone off on a rant. And there's this little incident, actually pretty minor in the grand scheme of things, that nonetheless has just been working my last frayed nerve since it happened. So I'm... Read more »
Why Do We Tolerate People Who Are HIV Positive and Spreading the Disease?"We have all these programs and HIV prevention people are scratching their heads saying, 'How can we help people with HIV?' When it is all said and done it's up to the community to say, 'we just don't want HIV to spread.'" So says Thomas J. Coates,... Read more »
A New Way to Fight HIV: CCR5 InhibitorsThe past year has brought so many new drug approvals that even some HIV experts are scratching their heads as they try to figure out how all of these meds work and how they can best be used to treat people with HIV. Today, we're going to look at... Read more »
Canada: Alberta Syphilis Awareness Campaign Scratched by Health MinisterHealth Minister Ron Liepert said Thursday he does not support a general syphilis education campaign in Alberta, where some public health experts believe the disease has reached a critical level. Syphilis rates in Alberta began to rise in 2005.... 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 » For the worried well about Bird scratches
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
It is impossible to become infected with The HIV Virus from Birds.Dr. Anonymous 2001 Read more » a scratch
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I just got home and found this scratch with a little blood on it on my leg.. actually I've been home for about an hour but I'm so sleepy I didn't notice WHEN did this happen, if at home or while I was out (at work).. I had long pants on and there's...
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scratched by a needle
Posted by adam8888, 1 Reply
i work as a GP at the airport quarantine, i accidently got pricked (actually scratched) by a needle after giving an african patient an IM injectioni don't know his hiv status the needle didn't have any visible blood on it , & the injury was... Read more »
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