Can You Contract AIDS From Cut On Lip

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Oral sex with sex worker and a cut lip

Dear Dr. Frascino,I am going nutz thinking about whether I have contracted hiv. To be brief, here is my situation. That night I had a very chapped lips which I pealed this one little area that was most irritating and it bled for a bit until it...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I'll be brief, because I'm in complete agreement with the assessment of your physician.First the facts:1.Oral sex (cunnilingus) carries an extremely small risk for HIV transmission, even with the "pealed one little area" on... Read more »

Can I contract aids through a cut?

I used the lavatory on a plane immediatedly after a gay guy finished.I then noticed a cut on... Read more »

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HIV contraction from cuts

Can I get Hiv from a coworker if I use shared equipment such as fax , copier , refridgerator,ect.... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Cuts for AIDS Agency in British Columbia as Interior Health Spreads Money to Other Providers

Interior Health has cut 55 percent of funding from its contract with Living Positive Resource Center, which provides AIDS services in Kelowna to more than 200 clients. While LPRC's contract extends through June 30, it has had to eliminate one... Read more »

San Francisco Postpones Agency Cuts, Los Angeles AIDS Clearinghouse Closes

San Francisco health officials "have postponed cutting" contracts for HIV/AIDS programs "until mid-October in order to give the Board of Supervisors time to respond to" larger cuts to services made by the state, the Bay Area Reporter reports.... Read more »

California: San Francisco Faces $3 Million in AIDS Cuts

As San Francisco struggles to close its budget gap, AIDS agencies there face a second round of proposed cuts totaling more than $3 million. Previously, the Health Commission approved a reduction of about $2.2 million in HIV/AIDS services, among... Read more »

United Kingdom: Jersey AIDS Charity Could Close Services After Cuts

ACET Jersey, which provides confidential counsel and financial support to those affected by HIV/AIDS, may have to cut some of its services unless it can access additional funds, its leaders say. The charity's response to its funding shortfall could... Read more »

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Contracting HIV/AIDS

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

If a person has AIDS and affected another person, will that other person have AIDS or will he/she be HIV+?

Me and my ex-boyfriend broke up about 2 years ago. I haven't spoken to him since we broke up. 2 weeks ago, he contacts me and we've been... Read more »

Fingering with cuts on fingers

Posted by Homer, 1 Reply

Hello,
Thanks for the time and effort you have been putting in to enlighten others.

I had a concern. I recently had an encounter with a HIV positive girl. As we did not have any condoms we decide to not to have penetrative sex. We did oral and I... Read more »

Contracting HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Recently my husband found out he is HIV+. At this time I am HIV - but I have only had one test and no viral load test done. We know he was negative in the beginning of last year and now he ha HIV. When I asked him about how he got this he told me... Read more »

Did you contract HIV while using meth?

Posted by Anonymous

My name is Camilla and I am collecting the stories of men who became infected with HIV while using crystal meth for a health policy research project. If you would be open to sharing your story with me or answering a few of my questions -... Read more »

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