Hiv Contamination

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CAN I GET HIV FROM CONTAMINATED GEL

I contracted syphilis, gonorrhaea, chlamydia & other bacteria from a contaminated gel during a routine gyn. examination at my doctor earlier this year. Could I been infected with HIV as well? Test at 6 wks negative. ...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You contracted "syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia and other bacteria" from a contaminated gel during a routine gynecology examination????? WHAT????? Sorry sweetie, I don't buy your story. And I would guess you're just trying... Read more »

Contracting HepC or B or HIV from contamined razor

My college son advised me last night that after his shower, he picked up the wrong razor and began... Read more »

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D. »

HIV Contamination??

blood and she touched my penis. Am I at risk for HIV contamination?3) Then she massaged my back and... Read more »

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

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Articles

Nigerian State to Resume Polio Vaccination After 8-Month Boycott Due to Rumors of HIV Contamination

The northern Nigerian state of Kano said on Tuesday that it would end its eight-month boycott of polio vaccinations after tests showed that the vaccines were not contaminated with HIV, Reuters reports (Reuters, 7/19). The state had stopped its... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Uganda: Quantifying HIV-1 Transmission Due to Contaminated Injections

In order for control efforts to be prioritized, "assessments of the importance of different routes of HIV-1 (HIV) transmission are vital," the authors noted. However, the lack of consistent data and the great uncertainty regarding the risk of HIV... Read more »

Irish Government Launches Program to Provide Life Insurance to People With HIV, Hepatitis C Through Contaminated Blood Products

The Irish government on Thursday launched a program to provide life insurance, mortgage protection and travel insurance to people who contracted HIV or hepatitis C through contaminated blood products, Ireland's Evening Echo reports ( Evening Echo... Read more »

Scotland to Launch Inquiry Into Contaminated Blood Products That Spread HIV, Other Diseases

Officials in Scotland plan to launch a public inquiry into the spread of HIV and hepatitis through contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s, BBC News reports. The government about one year ago announced that it would hold an... Read more »

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Contaminated Blood from redcross

Posted by nomoreworry4me, 1 Reply

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New York Lawsuit: Hepatitis Patient Mistakenly Got HIV Medication
Maine: State Awarded $82,787... Read more »

GETTING INJECTED WITH A CONTAMINATED NEEDLE . HELP

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I went to donate blood on may 9. They had only 2 nurses and a receptionist at the front desk. Since there were 2 people before that were donating already, and only 2 nurses, the receptionist took my temperature, blood pressure and pulse and also... Read more »

OCD, eye, and HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Dear all,
I am 30 years old and suffer from OCD. Contamination fears and everything. Here is what happened last saturday. I was at a laundromat washing my clothes. I went to the bathroom and washed my hands.
I used a lot of soap because of my... Read more »

Could HIV virus survive after normal laundry?

Posted by sushi77, 1 Reply

Hello there,

My pants were contaminated by somebody's blood the day before yesterday. Later, I put that pants into the laundry machine with some other clothes . I washed them in normal washing cycle (cold water cycle with normal detergent), and dried... Read more »

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