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Is It Possible To Get HIV From Toothbrush
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Hiv from touching toothbrushing (SNIFFING AND HIV, 2010)Hello Dr Bob, Need you sincere opinion on what is happened to me.For 3 weeks I work abroad (in UK). I moved with a colleague of mine.(we share the same house, the same bathroom). First of all, I have OCDregarding HIV infection. I keep my personal...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,HIV from touching a toothbrush handle and sniffing it? WOWZA! Your OCD is OOC (out of control!). Your HIV-acquisition risk is nonexistent. Your fears are irrational and unwarranted. I'd suggest you seek counseling (psychotherapy), because,...
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Hiv spread through toothbrush?I just recently used a toothbrush that wasn't mine. I thought it was before because it look... Read more »ToothbrushesHiI'm just writing to ask if transmission from sharing toothbrushes is a genuine possibility.... Read more »
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Possible Clues Found to Why HIV Vaccine Showed Modest ProtectionInsights into how the first vaccine ever reported to modestly prevent HIV infection in people might have worked were published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine . Scientists have found that among adults who received the... Read more »
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Sharing toothbrushes
Posted by StupidMe, 1 Reply
Hi all,I keep reading inconsistent information regarding the risks associated with sharing toothbrushes. So I was wandering what the real risk is. Is it zero, theoretical, negligible, low...etc? I'm asking because I had a hiv risk 3 years ago. I... Read more » Transmission by Toothbrush
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I just found out that a neighbor of mine is HIV+. My son recently stayed at their house overnight with their kids. He didn't have a toothbrush, and said he used one of theirs. Is there any evidence of transmission this way. Would toothpaste kill... Read more » Just Diagnosed with HPV...possible link to HIV?
Posted by am2394, 3 Replies
Hi all,I had a possible HIV exposure in late July...i am a 21 year old female. I had unprotected sex with the friend of a friend. he did not ejaculate inside me. i have no reason to think he is HIV+, but he is the first person i have ever been... Read more » Possible HIV contact
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I came to find out that I may have been exposed to the HIV virus. The person I was with penetrated me without a condom and then we stopped for a condom. After finding out that he was HIV + I went straight to the hospital and recieved 15 days of...
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