Can You Get HIV From Indirect Contact

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Indirect contact with blood

Yesterday, I was near a person who cut themself. I was trying to help them, did not touch them, but inadvertantly got a little smear of blood on my palm. I did not have any cuts on my hand but I do have dry skin. I do not know this persons status....

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Based on the epidemiological knowledge of HIV and its transmission, there is no evidence that HIV has been transmitted through casual contact. It's important to remember that HIV is only known to be transmitted through the following three ways:... Read more »

Indirect exposure?

Has anyone ever got hiv from indirect blood exposure with an hiv infected person? Even things like... Read more »

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W »

effective indirect transmission

Dr. Bob,Is it possible to give someone HIV if you had pre-cum on your hands, touched another... Read more »

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Articles

Initial HAART With a PI Versus a NNRTI: Discrepancies Between Direct and Indirect Meta-Analyses

Roger Chou of Oregon Health and Science University and colleagues reviewed 12 trials over 24 weeks comparing non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based highly active antiretroviral treatment, which can sometimes be administered once... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Prevalence and Correlates of Indirect Sharing Practices Among Young Adult Injection Drug Users in Five U.S. Cities

"Sharing of drug paraphernalia to prepare, measure, and divide drugs for injection remains an important residual risk factor for hepatitis C and other blood-borne infections among injection drug users (IDUs), especially as sharing of syringes for... Read more »

Human Rights Watch Report Says Foreign Aid Indirectly Supporting Forced Labor in Vietnam's Drug Rehabilitation Centers

In a report released Wednesday, New York-based Human Rights Watch "accused the United States government, the World Bank and other international donors of indirectly funding forced labor in Vietnam's drug rehabilitation centers," Inter Press Service... Read more »

UNAIDS Report Says Heterosexual Sexual Contact Main Cause for HIV's Spread in China

The rate of HIV infections attributed to heterosexual sex tripled in China between 2005 and 2007, according to the UN's recently released "2009 AIDS Epidemic Update." Of new infections in China, 40 percent were acquired heterosexually, 32 percent... Read more »

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Indirect Exposure?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I recently visited a strip club while out of town. During a dance I briefly touched the vaginal area of the dancer. About 10 minutes later, while driving home, I placed the finger in my mouth. I believe the fluid had dried in that time. Would I... Read more »

Contacting other HIV+ active duty soldiers

Posted by armypoz, 5 Replies

I am HIV+ and currently serving on active duty. Would like to contact other active duty soldiers of any branch that would be interested in starting support groups or other avenues of support to other active duty soldiers in their areas.

would like... Read more »

Possible HIV contact

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I came to find out that I may have been exposed to the HIV virus. The person I was with penetrated me without a condom and then we stopped for a condom. After finding out that he was HIV + I went straight to the hospital and recieved 15 days of... Read more »

HIV - through hand contact?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I'm currently feeling absolutely petrified and shocked with an insistent belief that I have contracted HIV.

The tragic incident occurred with a prostitute who first had her fingers inside her vagina and then used that hand to rub my penis for some... Read more »

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