How Much Hiv In Drop Of Blood

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at risk of hiv from drops of blood in tea

hi,i have a friend whom has recently tested hiv positive,i believe friend has intentionally passing his virus onto others by dropping his infected blood into tea,does this pose as high risk exposure to hiv seeing as blood was kept warm in tea,please...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

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Thanks for your question,There is no risk of transmitting HIV from the situation you're describing. HIV can not like outside the body. On top of that, the mouth tends <i>not</i> to be a way to even get HIV. So, definitely no... Read more »

Can I Get HIV If Blood Drop On My Stomach

While having sex with a lady, a few drops of blood (3-4 drops) dropped on my pelvic area. The lady... Read more »

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one drop of HIV infected blood

Hi Dr. if one drop of HIV infected blood is enterd in my mouth or in any body part having muccus... Read more »

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HIV from wet drops of blood? Terrified-please help DELETED

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Cd4 drop

Posted by New33, 1 Reply

Hi everyone,

I've never used this service so please bare with me explaining my question.

I go to the MSHC in Melbourne / Australia but felt a little rushed of late to ask some question about my results for HIV and hoping this post finds its way to... Read more »

Would it be obvious if you got a few drops someone elses blood on you?

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T-cells dropping and Interferon

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

HI, my son's father is HIV+ and has HEPc also.. his viral count is undecectable and t-cell count has always been around 400+..he started interferon for the hepc about 4 weeks ago. 2 weeks ago he had blood drawn and his T cell count was under 300..... Read more »

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