Childcare Workers With Hiv

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OKAY I TALKED TO A HIV COORDINATER IN MY AREA AND SHE SAID TH EONLY WAY TO GET HIV THROUGH BLOOD CONTACT WOULD BE IF THEY CUT THEMSELBES AND YOU ARE BLEEDING AND YOU RUB IT TOGETHER, SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INFECTED...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

HIV transmission through exposure to blood primarily occurs through sharing injection needles for drug use. It also occurs in healthcare settings, but is uncommon. There is no evidence of transmission through casual contact (contact that... Read more »

childcare ?

I live in a country where 30 of the people have HIV. I have a two year old and a newborn. We have a... Read more »

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W »

pregnanat healtcare worker purposely pricked herself w/needle and now demands i take an hiv test and is getting workers comp

I am HIV negative as of one year ago and am celibate so no reason to have a great fear of carrying... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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HIV Advocates, Sex Workers in India Call for Passage of Bill Aimed at Reducing HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma, Discrimination

More than 200 HIV advocates, people living with HIV/AIDS and commercial sex workers rallied in the Indian city of Pune on Thursday, calling for the passage of a bill that aims to reduce HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination, India's Daily News... Read more »

Chinese Health Officials, UNAIDS Pledge to Fight HIV-Associated Stigma, Discrimination; Reduce Spread of HIV Among Migrant Workers

Chinese health officials and UNAIDS on Sunday pledged to fight HIV-associated stigma and discrimination by displaying a large red ribbon, an international symbol of HIV/AIDS awareness, at the Olympic Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, AP/Google.com ... Read more »

I-161: Experience of Health-Care Workers (HCWs) Taking Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP) after Occupational HIV Exposures: Findings of the HIV PEP Registry

The HIV PEP Registry was established by the CDC after the US Public Health Service first recommended in 1996 the use of combination antiretroviral therapy as prophylaxis immediately following certain occupational HIV exposures, in an effort to... Read more »

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Ex-Lab Worker Questions HIV Test Results

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Ex-Lab Worker Questions HIV Test Results

By FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press writer

BALTIMORE - Thousands of patients could have received questionable HIV (news - web sites) test results not just hundreds, as hospital officials have suggested,... Read more »

HIV Indeterminate Story from a Former Sex Worker

Posted by formerroxanne, 1 Reply

I worked as Sex Worker on a casual basis from 2007 to early 2012 and have vowed to discontinue all sex work. (Yes, this is a I have left prostitution as well as a I was HIV Indeterminate piece.)

This piece, as well as touching on the waiting time... Read more »

Outreach Worker / HIV Counselor and Tester

Posted by Anonymous

John XXIII AIDS Ministry
Outreach Worker / HIV Counselor and Tester in Salinas, California

The AACT Program (African-American Counseling and Testing) Coordinator will be in charge of identifying and HIV testing high-risk African-Americans. This... Read more »

WHAT MY HEALTH WORKER TOLD ME

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

95 percent of hiv cases are dectectable withen 8 weeks.
50 percent after 4 weeks.
It doesnt matter what test is used after 6 weeks.
This is what she told me and now all kinds of legitimate literture is on the net saying the same thing. Read more »

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