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How Hiv Enter Into Mucous Membrane
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Mucous membrane exposure with dried blood.I know that supposedly HIV is inactivated when blood dries. I had a little blood on my gloves at work. I had to wipe my nose immediately because it was dripping, so like an idiot I grabbed a tissue and wiped my nose without thinking that I had...
Response from Keith Henry, M.D.
University of Minnesota, School of Medicine
There has never been a documented transmission after an exposure on the order of what you described. The CDC reported many years ago three cases of mucous membrane exposure or skin exposure after impressive contacts with the blood from AIDS...
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Mucous Membranes/"Visible Blood"In several of your essays you say that HIV must enter thr bloodtsream through abrasions, cuts, or... Read more »HIV and mucous membrane exposureI work at a pediatric clinic. Today after I centrifuged some blood from a 17 year old black male I... Read more »
Articles
El VIH, el SIDA y las Mujeres que Tienen Relaciones Sexuales con Mujeres (WSW) en Estados UnidosLa transmisin del VIH de mujer a mujer parece ser algo muy raro. No obstante, los informes de casos de contagio del VIH de mujer a mujer y el riesgo bien documentado de la transmisin del VIH de mujer a hombre indica que las secreciones vaginales y... Read more »
Women Entering Labor Should Be Given Rapid HIV Test to Determine Treatment to Prevent Vertical HIV Transmission, Study SaysWomen entering labor whose HIV status is unknown should be given a rapid HIV test to determine whether treatment is necessary to reduce the likelihood of mother-to-child transmission, according to a study to be published in the July 14 issue of the ... Read more »
Advocates Discuss U.S. Law Banning HIV-Positive Foreigners From Entering CountrySome HIV/AIDS advocates last week at a forum in Washington, D.C., called for changes to a U.S. law that bans HIV-positive foreigners from entering the country, the Bay Area Reporter reports (Roehr, Bay Area Reporter , 4/19). Congress in 1993... Read more »
HIV/AIDS Vaccine Candidates Enter Crucial Stage As Clinical Trials End, IAVI Head SaysExperimental HIV/AIDS vaccines under development by Merck and Sanofi-Aventis are entering crucial stages, and results from clinical trials for both vaccine candidates are expected in 2008, Seth Berkley, head of the International AIDS Vaccine... Read more »
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Mucous membrane question
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I have a question I hope someone or many people can answer:Is the entire lip a mucous membrane or just the inside of the lip a mucous membrane? Or is the lip not a mucous membrane at all? Read more » eyes ,lights and mucous
Posted by sugar, 2 Replies
my eyes are painful ,especially when bright lights and they stay red. I have mucous in my chest and my doc says nothing is wrong can anyone relate. I have been on atripila for a little over 2 years . I have hep c..but none of this is related to the...
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Can HIV be transmitted through nose-mucousmembrane
Posted by madeinkorea, 1 Reply
Hi All,Can HIV be transmitted through nose mucous membranes? My exposure was, accidental nose picking with unknown person's blood in my fingers? Only after the nose picking incident I realized that the person I had handshake was bleeding and I was... Read more » Quick Question.. What can you tell me??
Posted by limon12, 1 Reply
I know that the mucous membranes of the genitals are susceptible to HIV transmission but just how easily can infected blood enter your blood stream from contact with the tip of your penis through the urethra membrane? (No cuts or rashes on penis,...
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