Passing Hiv

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Developing Countries Should Pass HIV/AIDS Policies That Respect Human Rights, Encourage HIV Testing, Treatment, Australian Judge Says

Developing countries should pass HIV/AIDS policies that respect human rights and encourage people at risk of HIV to be tested for the virus and receive treatment if necessary, Australian High Court Judge Michael Kirby said Tuesday at the... Read more »

Liberia's House of Representatives Passes HIV/AIDS Confidentiality Act

Liberia's House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Anti-HIV/AIDS Act, which would make it unlawful to disclose a person's HIV/AIDS status without that individual's prior consent, Liberia's News reports. The act states that people with... Read more »

Passing the HIV Test for Black America

HIV is a complicated virus, and combating it has demanded everyone involved -- from scientists to community activists to policymakers -- to develop inventive, often complex solutions. But one of the most powerful public health tools for controlling... Read more »

Ask the Experts

passing hiv in household

Can you pass hiv on to others without sexual contact. What if you did not know you had hiv and had semen on your bed and kids slept in bed could they be infected?...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello,With the exception of sharing of razors, household transmission of HIV has never been documented.I think that the kids will be fine.BY... Read more »

Passing HIV on to Grandchildren

I was recently diagnossed with HIV it is undetectable but my ? is can I give it to my grandchildren by kissing and touching them? ...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,HIV is not transmitted by casual contact, such as touching or kissing your grandkids. I strongly suggest you peruse the wealth of information on this site, in its archives and on the related links. You obviously have much to learn about your... Read more »

Carrier vs passing on HIV

My father, who molested me when I was 9, was diagonsed with HIV recently. I was tested for HIV as a standard procedure when I was pregnant-it was negative. Is there still a chance that I could be a carrier of the virus and it not show up on tests....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,If you tested negative three months or longer after the last potential exposure, you are HIV negative. No, you could not be a carrier or pass something you do not have on to your children.Regarding your sister, if she was molested, she should... Read more »

Passing HIV on to the child

Does the risk of passing HIV on to the offspring increase if both parents are HIV positive? Also can you recommend a OB/GYN in the Austin, TX area who works...

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

No, the risk of transmission does not increase if both parents are positive. I' can't give you a specific recommendation regarding an OB/GYN in the Austin area, but would recommend that you begin by asking your HIV care provider(s) for... Read more »

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Passing on HIV via Saliva

Posted by SaltyWater, 2 Replies

Now I know you can't catch HIV by kissing, but imagine this scenario

You know someone is HIv and your cool with it. You know you cant catch it by french kissing, but suppose the negative person had core / cold core on the edge of his mouth, if the... Read more »

How is HIV passed from one person to another?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

HIV transmission can occur when blood, semen (cum), pre-seminal fluid (pre-cum), vaginal fluid, or breast milk from an infected person enters the body of an uninfected person.
HIV can enter the body through a vein (e.g., injection drug use), the... Read more »

Is this ars Symptom? did i pass the seroconversion

Posted by merci225, 3 Replies

I had sex with a girl. We kept contact, and couple of days, she contacted me saying that she was HIV + and that i had to test.

We were not under the unflence of any drugs. She gave me fellation and our genitals were rubing. I had body fluids on my... Read more »

Can virus be passed on shortly after infection?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I was wondering how soon HIV can be passed on to a partner after the point of infection? Is it possible to infect a partner in the first 2-to-3 weeks after contraction ,
or does it take a few more weeks than that for the virus to show up enough in... Read more »

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