Open Wound Scared I Have AIDS

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Dr. Bob, very worried. Saliva came in touch with open wound,

Dr. Bob, An escort was licking my face, later i realised that i had a cut on my face. She could be HIV positive, if she is HIV positive and since her saliva comes into contact with my blood, am i at risk of getting HIV?Let me know. Thanks. I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Nope. Saliva does not transmit HIV. (See below. I'll reprint some basic information about HIV transmission.)Thanks for your tax-deductible donation to The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation (www.concertedeffort.org).Stay well.Dr. BobDr.... Read more »

open wound?

I am afraid I may have touched a little blood when touching the metal bin used for holding dirty... Read more »

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D. »

Afraid of open wounds

HelloI'm very very very afraid of these diseases.I work in a shop and i am asking whether i... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Laos Opens Up to World and AIDS Threat

The United Nations fears that attempts by isolated, landlocked, communist Laos to open up to the outside world and adopt a market economy could also increase transmission of HIV. "Laos has been the quiet achiever at keeping the spread of HIV at bay,... Read more »

16th International Conference on AIDS, STIs Opens in Ethiopia

The 16th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Africa (ICASA) opened Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, "with mixed messages of hope and fear," Afrique en ligne reports, adding, "With about 7,000 people in... Read more »

South Africa Police Slammed for Firing on AIDS Activists

Today, 40 people were injured and ten treated for gunshot wounds after South African police fired on protesters at the Frontier Hospital in Queenstown in the Eastern Cape region, said Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), the AIDS activist group that... Read more »

Lebanon Holds HIV/AIDS Workshop for Religious Leaders

Lebanon on Monday opened a three-day conference for religious leaders in the country to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS issues, the Daily Star reports. More than 60 participants attended the workshop, which was organized by the United Nations... Read more »

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Toilet Safety/Open Wounds

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

My son is coming to see us. He has HIV and Chrohns disease and has blood in his stool, my wife has bleeding hemroids and I have had a boil near my butt lanced and is opened to drain. Since we all have something bleeding going on what precautions... Read more »

What's the definition of open wound for HIV

Posted by sweetangel, 1 Reply

What's the definition of open wound when it comes to HIV transmission. Does it have to be bleeding? Or how recent to be considered open?

I had sex with my HIV + partner yesterday, He came on my chest but little did I realize that that previous night... Read more »

OPEN WOUND

Posted by anxious92, 3 Replies

1.yesterday, i noticed that i had two little dots that were only like 5 times the size of this . each. and i saw there was a sliver of blood the length of this l and half as wide as this o; now what concerns me is that 16 hours after this, i... Read more »

SYMPTOMS!!!! I M SCARED

Posted by SCARED_CRAZY, 1 Reply

I am working in a Departmental store with the petrol station.
There a lady customer came in asking for BAND AID for her open would profously bleeding. and i being and customer service manager. went out to help her and tried to put BAND AID with bare... Read more »

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