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Getting AIDS From Saliva
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saliva (Facts for Life: What you and the people you care about need to know about HIV/AIDS )can i catch HIV if my partner "sprays" when he talks and his salive gets in my eye? Also can i get HIV from an infected partners saliva on my anus?...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,Saliva is not considered to be an HIV transmission risk unless it contains visible blood. See below.Dr. BobDr. Bob, very worried. Saliva came in touch with open wound,Nov 14, 2007 Dr. Bob, An escort was licking my face, later i realised that i...
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Is the saliva of person at "window period" riskier than saliva of persons out of that period? (SALIVA)Dear Dr Bob,First, I would like to express my appreciation to your continuous effort to help all of... Read more »Children, Cuts, and SalivaI know that this may sound stupid. I have read how HIV/AIDS is transmitted. My good friend has... Read more »
Articles
The New Saliva HIV TestsFor years, we have been testing folks for HIV using blood tests. It'ssomething people have become accustomed to. But what if you don't likegetting blood tests? What if you really hate getting stuck with a needle? Until now, when it came to HIV... Read more »
HIV/AIDS Advocacy Groups Protest Ruling in Case Regarding HIV-Positive Man, SalivaSeveral HIV/AIDS advocacy groups are saying that a recent ruling in a Dallas County, Texas, case that an HIV-positive man who spit into the mouth and eye of a Dallas police officer was using saliva as a deadly weapon was excessive, the Dallas... Read more »
Supervised Blood-Based Self-Sample Collection and Rapid Test Performance: A Valuable Alternative to the Use of Saliva by HIV Testing Programs With No Medical or Nursing StaffSome saliva-based HIV testing initiatives, the authors wrote, "have resulted in an unacceptable percentage of false positives," while in many countries doctors or nurses are required for blood-based HIV testing programs. In the current study, the... Read more »
HIV-Positive Man's Saliva Not a "Deadly Weapon," New York's Highest Court RulesThe aggravated assault conviction of an HIV-positive man was overturned unanimously by the New York Court of Appeals on June 7, after the court found that the man's saliva could not legally be considered a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument.... Read more »
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Saliva
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Okay now I am so freaking confused. Is HIV/AIDS found in saliva or Not. People on here are saying yes, how else will you be able to take a oral AIDS test.
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saliva and old wounds
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
hey i need someones opinion...If an Hiv+ persons saliva get in contact with 20hours old superficial skin wound, is there a risk?
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saliva and hiv
Posted by zizo, 1 Reply
I have a very serious questionIf somebody who is HIV positive licks a scratch of HIV negative person. Can this transmit the disease? I mean is it possible for the saliva of hiv positive person to transmit the virus if it touches a bloody scratch of... Read more » Passing on HIV via Saliva
Posted by SaltyWater, 2 Replies
Now I know you can't catch HIV by kissing, but imagine this scenarioYou know someone is HIv and your cool with it. You know you cant catch it by french kissing, but suppose the negative person had core / cold core on the edge of his mouth, if the... Read more »
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