How Can You Catch Hiv From Spit

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One last question - Only asked Once :) - I donated and hope I didnt make the Throw this one out List!! (SPIT, SPITTLE AND HIV TRANSMISSION 2010)

Quick Question Dr. Bob, What do you meen when you say essentially? With these wet talkers - should I be wearing full-dressed scuba gear. I guess just wondering if this is completely nonexistant. As you say to some - No Way, No How ect...Im just...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,"Essentially nonexistent" means your chances are vanishingly remote. Yeah, I know your next question will be: What does vanishingly remote mean? Rich, the bottom line is that spittle is icky but it is not an HIV risk. Period. End of... Read more »

HIV in spit?

I was at work today and a customer was very heated that I wouldn't allow him to use a credit... Read more »

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speck of spit landed in my mouth

Dr.I searched for a similar question but did not find one.I was talking to a security guard one day... Read more »

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Open Space to Respond to Sentencing of HIV-Positive Man for Spitting

On May 14 Willie Campbell, a person living with HIV, was convicted and sentenced to a 35 year prison term for "harrassment of a public servant" - and spitting on a police officer - in Dallas, Texas. Since the jury determined his saliva to be a... Read more »

When Will They Learn? Spit Does Not Transmit!

An HIV-positive man in Ohio spits to clear mace from his mouth during an arrest, is convicted of assault with a "deadly weapon," and is sentenced to a 3 to 15 year prison term. Another man with HIV allegedly spits during a heated traffic altercation... Read more »

Spit and Other "Deadly Weapons"

In May of this year, a 42-year-old HIV positive man in Texas who spat at a police officer during an arrest received a cumulative sentence of 35 years by a Dallas court after a jury was convinced that the man had used his saliva as a "deadly weapon."... Read more »

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Spitting Spreads HIV, believes 1 out of 10

Posted by bartleby, 2 Replies

according to BBC News, a recent report finds that 1 out of 10 people in the UK still think HIV can be transmitted through spitting or kissing. even more alarming is that 1 out of 5 don't know it can be spread between a man and woman. Read more »

Spit dangerous?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I feel this is a stupid question, but a healthcare worker at a local hiv clinic scared me. I have a friend who is hiv+ and recently he spit in my face (accidentily) and it got into my eyes. He's not on any meds. The healthcare worker said that I... Read more »

can you see thrush when rinsing/spitting?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Is thrush visible in the water when one is pitting/rinsing? When ever I brush my teeth and rince I always note some white/yellowish stuff when I rince in the facet. I also have a white coating with red spots on the back of my tongue. Read more »

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 »

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