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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 »

Has anyone gotten HIV this way?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Has anyone ever gotten HIV from a doctor visit? I realize the case in florida with the dentist is one such instance, but any others? I know I sound crazy but I am worried that my doctor intentionally infected me with a shot. I had ALL the... Read more »

Related to HIV in any way?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

It's now 9 weeks after my possible encounter. I plan to get tested in another 4. My question is as follows:

For 2 weeks now I have been experiencing random pains that last seconds and strike any part of my body (generally my limbs). As this is... Read more »

Can I catch HIV infection this way?

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I am only 19 and I don't quite understand why I have to deal with this.
Perhaps some will laugh at me for my ignorance and deem this post as a hoax, but I really am frightened over this issue and am losing sleep over this. Please, someone try to help... Read more »

I want to believe hiv cant be caught this way. but

Posted by nicejack, 3 Replies

Hi I have a question. I read that shaking hands is NOT a method of getting hiv. Well I shoke hands with a person who has hiv and am fearful that I may have been infected. Heres why, I had a chunk of skin missing from the side of my finger and after... Read more »

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can i get hiv that way please help

yesterday i got a rapid hiv test and i got the results after one hour in a local lab i think its old labmy results was negative he used a new tube then open a Needle and put it on the tube to get blood from my handim worry what if the needle was...

Response from Lisa Hightow-Weidman, M.D., M.P.H.

University of North Carolina

Hello there-Health care workers are trained to use universal precautions and sterile procedures as needed. I know of no logical reason or any prior cases in which the scenario you describe is likely to be true. I would rest assured that this person... Read more »

Is it possible to get hiv this way?

Hi, i would like to say this is a incredible forum thank you for monitoring it. But, I would like to ask whats the likely hood of contracting hiv through this setting. If i share a cigarette with someone and i have chaped/cut lips and if she has...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,How likely? I'd say about as likely as Mary Cheney having a three-way with the Bush twins.Dr. Bob... Read more »

can i get hiv this way? (please help, will donate 40 dollars)

Hi Doctor, I was cuddling with this guy in the shower, and he started rubbing his penis against mine... and within 2 mins he ejaculated on me before i even know it! I am pretty worried, since his semen might have caught on my penis (there is a...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your HIV-acquisition risk is negligible to nonexistent. It would be extremely unlikely that a sufficient amount of fresh HIV-tainted spunk could find its way into your pee hole (urethra) from your shower cuddling and vertical frottage. If my... Read more »

can you transmit hiv in others ways

i have been diagonosed as a possible elite controller i have been postive for 8 yr with an undetectable viral load and cd-4 of 700 to 800's i know these questions im gonna ask may sound gross but my toddler put my tooth brush in his/her mouth...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Although the risk would be extremely low, it is difficult to state what the risk might be with any certainty.... Read more »

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