Open Wound Should I Get Test For AIDS

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Hiv through open wound from needle prick

I went and tested for hiv at an anonymous site, after 10 weeks post exposure period. My finger was pricked with a needle. The nurse applied a band aid on my finger which was bleeding from the needle prick. There was only an interval of less than...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

There is no risk of HIV transmission here assuming the needle was not re-used on you.DW... Read more »

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... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

HIV Survival, Fluids On Open Wound!!

Dear Robert,My name is Daniel, and I live in France. I have a question concerning the risk of... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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Zimbabwe Opens First AIDS Testing Center in Rural Setting

Zimbabwe has opened an HIV/AIDS voluntary testing and counseling center at St. Theresa Mission Hospital in Chirumhanzu District in Midlands Province, according to the state-run newspaper the Herald. Ruvheneko Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center... Read more »

NAACP President Urges Members to Address HIV/AIDS in Their Communities, Get Tested

NAACP President Bruce Gordon on Saturday at the opening of the organization's national convention in Washington, D.C., urged members to tackle HIV/AIDS in their communities and called on all attendees to be tested for HIV, the San Francisco... Read more »

An Open Letter From Phill Wilson, CEO, Black AIDS Institute on the Election of President-Elect Barack Obama and the Potential to Strengthen the National AIDS Response

Today is World AIDS day and I'm thinking about President-elect Barack Obama. As a 52-year-old Black gay man with HIV, I have many reasons to welcome the inauguration of Barack Obama. A big one is that an Obama administration has enormous potential... Read more »

At AIDS 2012, Fauci Delivers Opening Plenary on Ending the HIV/AIDS Pandemic

The robust arsenal of antiretroviral drugs and scientifically proven interventions now available to treat and prevent HIV infection offers unprecedented opportunities to make major gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS and ultimately end the... Read more »

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Hiv transmission through contact of vaginal fluid with an open wound?

Posted by neibet, 1 Reply

What is the risk of HIV transmission through the exposure of an open wound to vaginal secretions.
Assuming i am having a back massage and i have an open injury on my back and the masseuse was sitting naked in my back with her vagina in direct... 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 »

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 »

Risk of exposure from open wound and saliva

Posted by mantle198, 2 Replies

Hi I'm posting to get a better understanding of my risk exposure and gain some peace of mind, until I wait the 3 month period before I take the HIV test. Recently I had a one night stand with a sex worker, she gave me unprotected oral sex and... Read more »

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