Headache After Biting Worried I Have HIV

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Anxiety over minor bite "Unusual Route ??? PLEASE HELP , worried about the kids !!!!"

Hello,ExpertsI had a question about possible transmission. My fiancee's son 6 yrs. old)was bitten on his hand at school last month(march).I checked and noticed a small almost scratch on it when he got home. He said it didn't bleed at all....

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

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Thanks for your question,There's no HIV in the story you're describing. There's no risk here whatsoever. Her child and your children are doing things that <i>all</i> kids do.It sounds like part of you already knows that... Read more »

Frequent bite by dog between HIV & non HIV persons

Hello, i read you response about another instance where a dog bit an infected person and then a... Read more »

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HIV/STD risk "Transmission through biting"

I was having sex when I was bitten by my partner. It barely drew blood but it got me worried that... Read more »

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Michigan Lawmakers Decry Case Charging HIV-Positive Man With Terrorism for Biting

A neighborhood tussle in October became an issue of terror when an HIV-positive man was charged with attempted bioterrorism for allegedly biting his neighbor while the two were fighting one another, the Michigan Messenger reports. Several Michigan... Read more »

AIDS Advocates Stage Protest Following Death of HIV-Positive Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Biting Prison Guard

AIDS advocates on Thursday chanted and staged a mock funeral at the home of a retired judge to protest the 1990 sentencing of an HIV-positive inmate, who died in prison in November 2003, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. About 75 people from... Read more »

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Love Bites and HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Can sucking on skin to produce Love Bites transmit HIV? Can the skin break by merely sucking hard on them?

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Human Bite and HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi,

I had a bizzare experience. On September 15, 2004, I met a girl for the first time. We were having some conversation inside my car. All of a sudden she licked me a couple of times on my neck and bit me pretty hard on my right arm and made a pink... Read more »

Worried about HIV status

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi all,

I had a risky sexual encounter (condom broke but replaced b4 climax)recently. Two weeks after that, I developed fever, headache, sore throat and a mild night sweat for 2-3 days. Four weeks after that, I developed fever, muscle aches,... Read more »

HIV related rash.......Too worried....

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hi all,

1 mth ago ,I am tested non reactive to HIV1 and HIV2 ,that is 4-5mths after my protected virginal sex exposure.
However,I have been getting 1-3 slight itchy small bumps(1mm) either on my chest,below my neck, calf,forearm,behind neck,near belly... Read more »

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