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If Blood Is On Paper Can It Transmit AIDS
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Paper cuts and HIV (from a soon-to-be liberal)Can HIV be transmitted via a paper cut (the non-bleeding variety)? Say, if HIV-infected blood came into contact with said paper cut? Bob, I'm a republican who will be willing to make the political switch if you answer this (also, I love you...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi Annie!No, a non-bleeding paper cut should not be of any concern. They actually close up fairly quickly. HIV would only be a worry if there were significant blood-to-blood contact.Now if we can arrange for that political switch, we could change...
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a toilet paper with blood can I get HivHi I went t Wal-mart bathroom and I put 3 toilet covers went to the Bathroom and then I saw a... Read more »Hiv from paper clip.. don't laugh!Hi. My roommate is hiv positive and I have lived with him for 4 months.. He told me that I did not... Read more »
Articles
HIV Testing Policy: A Joint Position Paper of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American College of PhysiciansSummary Federal policies regarding the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of AIDS have not kept pace with changes that have transformed the disease from a fatal illness to a chronic disease for patients with ongoing access to HIV care and... Read more »
Prevalence of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Risk Behaviors in Unregistered Sex Workers in Dakar, SenegalHIV prevalence in Senegal remains low (about 1.8 percent in the general adult population), but the government has long been concerned with the control of sexually transmitted infections (STI) among female sex workers. Since 1969, the government has... Read more »
Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDSTable of Contents The Basics Some Sexually Transmitted Diseases to Know About Protecting Yourself and Others The Bottom Line The Basics Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), also called sexually transmittedinfections (STIs), are... Read more »
Surgeon General Nominee Holsinger Dismisses Paper on Homosexuality During Senate TestimonyPresident Bush's nominee for surgeon general, James Holsinger, on Thursday during his testimony to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee "sought to distance himself" from a "controversial" paper he wrote on the health of men... Read more »
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Two q&a for the paper guy
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Dear Paper Guy, i have this two q&a, answered by Dr. Gallant about your obssesion:QUESTION: Where do you put "fingering" on HIV transmission risk categories? HIV can be passed on by inserting fingers into vagina?Thanks for your wonderful answers AN... Read more » HIV from blood on Toilet paper?
Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
Hi,if somebody that had hiv spilled a bit of their blood onto toilet paper, and then a minute later i used the toilet paper to wipe my vagina....would that put me at risk? i am extremely worried about this! Read more » Hiv from used toilet paper?
Posted by LL1121, 1 Reply
Is it possible if a girl, who is hiv positve wiped after peeing and let it sit there till it dried then after someone else wiped with that same toilet paper, could they contract hiv from this?Basically is it possible to catch hiv from using used... Read more » Can HIV be transmitted this way?
Posted by jacob123, 2 Replies
I know ive asked a similar question but it still paranoids me. Lets say a s small amount of HIV+ blood went in the water(not visible). Then 10 minutes later, someone drinks that water. What are the chances of catching HIV? Because i was playing...
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