Hiv In Household Settings

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passing hiv in household

Can you pass hiv on to others without sexual contact. What if you did not know you had hiv and had semen on your bed and kids slept in bed could they be infected?...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello,With the exception of sharing of razors, household transmission of HIV has never been documented.I think that the kids will be fine.BY... Read more »

Killing the HIV/AIDS virus germs in the household

My husband is training to be a paramedic and during his clinicals can come in contact with the HIV/AIDS virus. I want to make sure he does not bring this home on his clothes/shoes because we have two small children. Is there a way of cleansing his...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

You probably do not need to be concerned about this. It is highly unlikely that your husband would be able to transmit HIV to anyone in the household through infected fluids on his clothing. HIV does not survive in the environment long enough to... Read more »

Household contacts

What is wrong with me? I have a 20 month old daugther, born hiv negative. I am so worried about the possiablity of her getting hiv. I even had her tested once off of what ifs. Her doctors think i am nuts. I worry after every time she stays with...

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

As you point out, HIV is only passed sexually and through sharing needles or receiving HIV positive blood products. HIV is not passed through household contacts (including sharing food and drink).... Read more »

household contact

Dear Doctor, My family has been living together with a HIV+ man for about a week's time. None of us had any sexually intimate contact with him but we share the same bathroom. I am now worrying about my parents cause I doubt he had shared our...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Several studies have been conducted among families who live with an HIV positive person in the household. Only in rare circumstances was a person infected, and that probably involved direct contact with the infected person's blood. HIV is still... Read more »

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I live in rural area, I set up HIV/AIDS chats

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I live in Owen Sound, Ontario, and there are no local AIDS orgs here!

Please come and chat with me at www.13km.com and please let me know other chat rooms that are monitored as I really hate bashers and trouble makers!

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DUDE's back to set thinking right-read my posts

Posted by DUDE, 1 Reply

Subject: SECOND POST-Virus Replication & OTHER Things
Fellas fellas fellas,,,,
It's certainly time to move one. These HIV tests are very sensative. If you are infected with the HIV virus (or any virus for that matter)
the human body produces... Read more »

The Shock Haven't Exactly Set In Yet!

Posted by Mathias1, 3 Replies

Hi, my name is Matthew and I just received my results back 2day HIV +. When the nurse told me, I just sat there and stared at her. Having my cousin in the room w/me help to ease the emotions. I am totally lost right now, and am worried about taking... Read more »

set of symptoms

Posted by calistoga, 1 Reply

Can the ARS stage of HIV only have one symptom or would it be a set of symptoms? Is 9 weeks too late for ARS to occur? Has anyone here personally had the ARS rash? Where was it? What did it look like? Read more »

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