How Long Is Hiv Alive In Spilled Blood

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HIV+ Baby's Blood Spilled on my Arms!

Dr. Bob:I am a pre-med student with an HIV question I am unsure of, and I actually teach HIV Prevention at my college's campus.Here goes:I was volunteering for a doctor I've been shadowing for 5 years. She asked me to hold a baby for a...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi To-Be Pre-Med Stud. (short for student),I agree PEP was probably not necessary based on the information you provided; however, follow-up HIV testing is, if for no other reason than your having had an exposure and being "nervous as... Read more »

How long can HIV in vaginal fluid stay alive outside the body on your fingers?

I would to ask you if someone has touched small quantity of HIV+ vaginal fluid and after a while... Read more »

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A. »

Blood Spill

Hello doctorMy roommate recently got HIV. Doctor talked to her about basic precaution to take when... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

America's Door Remains Shut to Foreigners With HIV; Critics Say Politics, "Remnant of Fear" Keep 19-Year-Old Ban Alive

The US Immigration and Naturalization Act denies visas to anyone with "a communicable disease of public health significance," and in 1987, Congress added HIV infection to that list of diseases. The prohibition remains in place today. While officials... Read more »

Getting In and Out of the Hospital Alive

Two issues ago, I wrote an article about my hospitalization for kidney sludge caused by Crixivan. There was one key sentence in that article: "Fortunately, my doctor was working in the ER, so I went right in." This is so significant because,... Read more »

For Lucky Few, "Recycled" HIV Drugs Keep Hope Alive

Some HIV-positive individuals in the United States and Canada have partnered with a Manhattan-based nonprofit that sorts, ships and distributes "recycled" medicine to HIV-positive people in developing countries. "People for whatever reason -- they... 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 »

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anxiety is eating me alive!

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

I have read several posts on this board and I feel so stupid for waiting so long to test for hiv. So many of you got tested as soon as you could and I think that is so impressive because I am shaking right now just thinking of it. It has been... Read more »

HIV infection from dried blood?

Posted by panic05, 5 Replies

I got a question on HIV infection from dried blood. I know no one has been infected with HIV due to contact with toilet seat so far. But I am still worrying about its possibility.

Today, I went to a public washroom. After flushing the toilet, I... Read more »

wow new pills.....and spills

Posted by alive2

i just started back on pills again and i forgot how much a pain in the azz they are but, i guess being sick isnt the way for me.
i was out the other day, i seen a freind i used to work with and he was in need of 5 minutes of work from me to help him... Read more »

accident victim hiv+ after blood transfusion

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Accident victim HIV+ after blood transfusion

My 19 year old daughter was a victim of a drunk driver. She was
on life support for a month, in the hospital for three months,
underwent five surgeries, and received 21 units of transfused
blood. Now,... Read more »

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