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HIV Transmission

Table of Contents How HIV Spreads Methods of Transmission Rare Types of Transmission Avoiding Transmission How HIV Spreads Many people still do not understand how HIV is passed, or transmitted, fromone person to another. Knowing the basics helps you avoid getting the virus ifyou are HIV-negative, and avoid giving it to someone else if you are livingwith HIV (HIV+). HIV is spread through contact with the following body fluids: ...

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Very worried and confused about possible HIV Transmission : Please enlighten me Dr. Bob

Hello Doctor,I recently had a cut on my index finger.(about half a centimetre long and bled enough to use a band aid) About 30 hours later I touched the vagina of a sex worker. I tried to avoid touching her with the finger that had the cut.. but I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,To experiment how fast your cuts heal you purposely cut your finger and then tried to squeeze blood out of it 30 hours later? Dude, have you been adding crazy powder to your protein shakes lately? Put your Swiss Army Knife down! Now step away... Read more »

transmission odds thru massage with some hand to genital contact

hello,i'd like to ask a question, i went to a massage parlor, where, after massaging me for about 25 mins, the lady started to fondle my genitals (using her hands on me), this must have lasted for about 15 second, when i realized what was going...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

I can't tell you exactly what the odds are of HPV transmission through the contact you describe, but, at best, the odds are tiny. You should only be concerned about HPV transmission when you have direct genital contact with an infected area;... Read more »

Faeces + HIV transmission

Hi,I apologize in advance, because this is kind of disgusting. But I'm worried enough to ask you about it.It happened when I was making out with a girl I'd met for the first time that evening. She was still wearing clothes, and I put my...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Yup, I agree . . . kind of disgusting. However, your HIV risk from making out with Winnie the "Poo" is nonexistent.HIV has always been a highly stigmatized illness. Its two-plus-decade history is a litany of fear, ignorance, hysteria,... Read more »

HIV Transmission by Blood Testing

I have been very anxious over a massage I received which involved no sex but didinvolve touching ofmy buttocks very close to the anus. I have hemmoroids and was worried about possible transmission,say through a bleeding cuticle. I now realize this...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

Your anxiety is groundless, and I am speechless.Now I've heard everything. If people start obsessing about becoming infected from the very blood test that is supposed to relieve them of their worries, thenthere will be no end to this nonsense!... Read more »

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Oral HI.V. transmission

Posted by Anonymous

For one, myself and her do not have H.I.V. but i had a cut on my lip when i was giving her oral (eating her out), i know the risks of recieving H.I.V. are extremly low but i'm scared that something could happen because what if my blood got into her... Read more »

transmission throgh food?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

If an HIV + man cut his hand and get some blood onto food, does the person who eats the food(without being aware of the blood) run into risks? Is it still considered to be casual contact? Is the mucous membrane in mouth easily infected? Read more »

Transmission through urine?

Posted by Carrie, 2 Replies

This is somewhat embarrasing to ask. My husband (poz) and I (neg) are very carefull with things like blood, cuts, sex, and other ways so I don't get it.

My question is when I clean the bathroom and the toilet, even though I wear gloves and wash my... Read more »

Transmission via kissing and condoms

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I recently met a wonderful and terric person whom I'd to get to know better. The only problem is this person is HIV+. We have gone out on a few dates and finaly kissed. I really like this person but I also want to take each and every precaution.

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