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Do People Catch HIV From Drinking Water
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IRIN/PlusNews Examines Efforts to Increase Access to Safe Drinking Water Among HIV-Positive People in SudanIRIN/ PlusNews on Monday examined efforts to increase access to safe drinking water among HIV-positive people living in Sudan. According to IRIN/ PlusNews , people living with HIV are especially vulnerable to diseases that can be spread through... Read more »
Ethiopian Government Working to Improve Access to Clean Toilets, Safe Water for People Living With HIVPlusNews examines how a lack of access to clean toilets, safe drinking water, and "information on the prevention of common opportunistic infections means many Ethiopians living with HIV continue to contract easily preventable diseases." The news... Read more »
Travel Tips for People Living With HIVTable of Contents Introduction Pack Your Pills First Food and Water Adjust your Dosing Schedule Traveling Outside the Country Reminders Taking Care of Yourself Introduction Many of the newer HIV drugs have fairly easy dosing... Read more »
Ask the Experts
Catching via drinkingMy friends son is Hiv+If he drinks a glass of water and I drink from the same glass after swilling under tap, and he has bleeding gums could I get aids ?...
Response from David A. Reznik, D.D.S.
Grady Health System
HIV is NOT transmitted via casual contact such as sharing eating utensils or drinking glasses. DR...
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Please Help-Transmission by sharing drinking water cupDear Mr. Kull,I am very much worried about this incidence, your advice will be very much helpful.Recently I happened to drink water from a cup, that is used by a few people, at a party. is there a chance of hiv transmission, If there is any blood...
Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W
Columbia University's Health & Related Services
Peter,No one has been infected by sharing a drink with an HIV positive person. Water will not kill HIV, but that really isn't the issue here. HIV is just not spread by casual contact. There have been several studies that examine the risk of...
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Drinking water from a bottle of an HIV Person?Can you get HIV from drinking water from a bottle of an HIV infected person?...HIV from drinking blood from a water fountain?Is it possible to get HIV from accidentally drinking blood from a water fountain?...
Response from Jacques Chambers, C.L.U.
HelpWithBenefits.com
I'm sorry. I'm not qualified to answer medical questions. My field is benefits and workplace issues....
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Risk of Catching HIV in Single Sex Act Low
Posted by Anon_E_Moose, 2 Replies
By DANIEL Q. HANEY, AP Medical Editor CHICAGO (AP) - A study of heterosexual couples in Africa This risk is... Read more »Could I get HIV/STD from random people's drinks?
Posted by jacko2217, 2 Replies
Over the weekend I recently went to a Homecoming party that my college was hosting. It was alot of fun and I had a very good time but I remember after a few drinks, starting to drink out of random people's beers, once drinking directly out of a...
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Can I catch HIV this way?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I am really worried about an incident that happened 10 months ago and am freaking out over whether I could have caught HIV infection.I was using a public bathroom and by accident the crotch of my underwear touched the toilet seat. I didn't think... Read more » Worries Free - Not easy to Catch HIV
Posted by VENT
Lads & CHats,It has been quite sometime since my last post on this bullentin. I think Jackie_Blue still remember me & all Folks like Guess, Shane, Oooppps had once stick with this poster for all the warm greeting & words from this... Read more »
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