If Hiv Is Dormant Within Someone Can It Still Reproduce And Harm The Human Body

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Gay club and laying dormant? (DORMANT VIRUS)

I french kissed this really hot gay dancer (I'm a straight women) for a few seconds about 2 years ago. My friend told me this person has hiv. We were dancing and he was sweating. Is the french kiss/and sweaty dancing a risk? I worry if the kiss...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Three quick points:1.Your HIV acquisition from a two-second kiss and some dirty dancing (no matter how sweaty) is essentially nonexistent. (See below.)2.Your seven negative HIV-antibody tests and undetectable DNA PCR are definitive and... Read more »

how long can hiv be dormant

give me a range of about how many years hiv can stay dormant in the body before it is detected... Read more »

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how long can hiv stay dormant in the body?

my exboyfriend just informed me that he is hiv+ we were together for 1 1/2 yrs and never used... Read more »

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Clue to Why Human Body Can't Fight HIV Discovered

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HIV outside the body

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How long does HIV live outside the body?

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How does the HIV goes in the body during sex

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Hi..
I would like to know How the HIV goes in the body of male during sex?

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