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Talking With Your Children About HIV: HIV Awareness for Children

Table of Contents Introduction The Facts About HIV Starting the Discussion Talking to Children of Different Ages Taking Care of Yourself Related Info Sheets by The Well Project Introduction HIV is a tough subject for parents, guardians, and caregivers to discusswith their children. However it is important that all families have thisdiscussion. There are many reasons you may want to discuss HIV and AIDS withyour children: you...

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What are my chances of having HIV

On 12/17/2010 I had a needle stick on my finger.I am a nurse at a clinic and I was going to demo for a patient how to use insulin and accidentally got stuck with a needle someone left without a cap in the insulin demo kit.We were using the same...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Your history is a bit unclear, due to the confusion over your past laboratory tests. Regarding hepatitis C, if you had an undetectable hepatitis C PCR and negative RIBA, I do not believe you contracted the virus. Why were you still testing for... Read more »

Can a HIV- partner decrease chances with antivirals?

I am an HIV- partner in a discordant couple (mixed HIV status) relationship. We just recently found out that he was positive. We always practice safe sex, but I was wondering if I can decrease my chances of contracting HIV by taking anti-viral...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,The concept of the HIV-negative partner taking antiretrovirals prophylactically to reduce the risk of HIV acquisition in magnetic couples is called PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis). Clinical trials are underway to assess this harm-reduction... Read more »

Small Pox Vaccination and HIV

Should HIV/AIDS patients be vaccinated against Small Pox? If not, what should we do to protect ourselves in the event of a breakout? What would our chances of survival be?...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

If and when the smallpox vaccine becomes available again, it would be unwise for anyone with an impaired imune system to be vaccinated. This is because this is a live virus vaccine, which can itself cause disease in an immunodeficient person. The... Read more »

Why don't small quantities of HIV lead to AIDS?

Dear Mr. Sowadsky: I've read repeatedly that the quantities of HIV in urine and saliva are so small that it is generally believed that transmission of HIV through these liquids is improbable. Nevertheless, these liquids do contain some HIV, and...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your questions.Nobody ever said that it's impossible to become infected by saliva, tears,sweat and urine. However we can say that the probabilities of becominginfected through any of these body fluids are extremely remote.... Read more »

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low chances but sings are showing I'm HIV+

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

2 weeks ago I had sex with a sex trader and there was a low risk of infection because of fingering (most of you know the story) because I bite my nails.. this 2nd week and I'm having neck pain and sore throath.. I think I'm infected :(

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Chances of HIV infection

Posted by BrianJW, 1 Reply

I was obviously not very responsible in a recent sexual encounter and need advise on my chances of HIV infection. It was a routine encounter in a bar that ended in unprotected oral and vaginal sex (no anal). She seemed to be in a low risk group... Read more »

Chances of getting HIV

Posted by cookie, 3 Replies

Hi,

One day at school, i found a drop of blood on my skin and i don't know who it was. I want to ask the cances of me getting HIV and how much blood is needed to transmit HIV?

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small cut could get HIV?

Posted by ririn, 1 Reply

Hi... i was having a small cut yesterday.. this morning my friend was having nosebleeding and i helped her wipe the blood with tissue paper. If there is chance that my friend is HIV positive, and if my small cut happened to be in contact with the... Read more »

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