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Can You Get Aids From Spit
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Ask the Experts
own spit in assif i were to spit on my finger then stick it up my ass will i get hiv/aids...
Response from Richard Cordova III
Test Positive Aware Network
Hi there:You cannot give yourself HIV. In health,Richard...
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spitting up bloodmy brother has aids and is spitting up blood, what does that mean?... Read more »"HIV+ person's spit may have come in contact with eye"Is it possible to catch HIV from a patient that is HIV+ if when this patient coughs it might have... Read more »
Articles
Open Space to Respond to Sentencing of HIV-Positive Man for SpittingOn May 14 Willie Campbell, a person living with HIV, was convicted and sentenced to a 35 year prison term for "harrassment of a public servant" - and spitting on a police officer - in Dallas, Texas. Since the jury determined his saliva to be a... Read more »
When Will They Learn? Spit Does Not Transmit!An HIV-positive man in Ohio spits to clear mace from his mouth during an arrest, is convicted of assault with a "deadly weapon," and is sentenced to a 3 to 15 year prison term. Another man with HIV allegedly spits during a heated traffic altercation... Read more »
Spit and Other "Deadly Weapons"In May of this year, a 42-year-old HIV positive man in Texas who spat at a police officer during an arrest received a cumulative sentence of 35 years by a Dallas court after a jury was convinced that the man had used his saliva as a "deadly weapon."... Read more »
Arrests of HIV-Positive People Continue; CDC Must Act! Sign On!Dear Bonnie, --> Do you know that HIV isn't spread by spitting, and that condoms are an effective HIV prevention tool? Of course you do. But this information seems to be outside the knowledge of many in the legal system across this country,... Read more »
Connect With Others
So is it possible to get hiv through spit talk?
Posted by AZT, 2 Replies
Basically, I'm just curious if it's possible to get hiv if particals of spite got into your eye/mouth. I know they say it's possible if can see blood in it, but what it was so small you weren't able to watch coming on to your face/eye, or you just...
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Spit dangerous?
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
I feel this is a stupid question, but a healthcare worker at a local hiv clinic scared me. I have a friend who is hiv+ and recently he spit in my face (accidentily) and it got into my eyes. He's not on any meds. The healthcare worker said that I...
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Spitting Spreads HIV, believes 1 out of 10
Posted by bartleby, 2 Replies
according to BBC News, a recent report finds that 1 out of 10 people in the UK still think HIV can be transmitted through spitting or kissing. even more alarming is that 1 out of 5 don't know it can be spread between a man and woman.
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can you see thrush when rinsing/spitting?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Is thrush visible in the water when one is pitting/rinsing? When ever I brush my teeth and rince I always note some white/yellowish stuff when I rince in the facet. I also have a white coating with red spots on the back of my tongue.
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