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Odds Of Contracting HIV Reused Needle
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Ask the Experts
Accidental reuse of needle during HIV testing?Hi Dr. Bob,I've gone through the archives and have received some sort of comfort knowing that I am perhaps just crazy and NOT HIV positive! However, I just wanted to run this by you once more in hopes that you will be able to answer this...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,My opinion (which, by the way, is always honest!) is that your initial conclusion that your fears were "highly irrational thinking" is right on target! Syringes are not reused. Your risk is nonexistent. Whatever is causing your...
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RE-USED NEEDLE??? (VICIOUS CYCLE OF HIV TESTING, 2010)Dr. Bob, I have to say I feel SO unbelievably stupid asking this... but it's really, really... Read more »needle reusedI recently went to a health department nearby for a HIV/STD test. Since then, i have been convinced... Read more »
Articles
Nevada Doctor Says Vendor OK'd Needle Guide ReuseIn a half-page ad in Wednesday's Las Vegas Review-Journal, lawyers for Dr. Michael Kaplan said the urologist was following a vendor's instructions when he reused needle guides during biopsies. Kaplan ceased the practice "the moment a question... Read more »
Needle Misuse Common in Africa, Millions at Risk, Health Experts SayMillions of people are at risk of contracting infectious diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C because of improper needle use in African health facilities, said health experts at the Africa Health Conference in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, IRIN ... Read more »
Ugandan Officials Express Concern About Commercial Sex Workers Who Re-Use Female CondomsOfficials and HIV/AIDS advocates in Uganda during a recent meeting expressed concern about commercial sex workers in the country's capital of Kampala who re-use female condoms to protect themselves from contracting HIV or other sexually transmitted... Read more »
Brazil Tames AIDS With Needles, CondomsUp to 25 percent fewer Brazilians contracted AIDS last year than in 2000 -- a sign that a controversial program distributing condoms and needles is working, the government said Monday. The estimated number of new AIDS cases in Latin America's chief... Read more »
Connect With Others
HIV contraction possible in this scenario?
Posted by Melissa_Rowan, 1 Reply
I have a question. I noticed I had some blood looking spots on my sleeve, after I wiped my nose with my shirt , my nose in which was sore and raw from a cold. Theoretically if the blood on my shirt was from an HIV+ person and I did wipe my sore and...
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My 7 yr anxiety of contracting HIV
Posted by XManifest, 2 Replies
Hi there,I have a had a fear of AIDS for the past 6 years. So bad that I could not study for my final exams. this fear is not due to unprotected casual sex or needles, Ive only had one partner in my life.I once had bad acne on my chest and back, and... Read more » HIV in Needles
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Have any of you sat on an IV needle before ? have you heard of anyone sitting on a needle and contracted HIV ? What are the chances of sitting on one ? if i did sit on one would i know ?
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what are the Odds ?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hello I had unsafe sex with a person who doesnt know if they have HIV+ what are the odds that I can get HIV+ from one sex exposure ?Read more »
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