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Seroconverting After Shaking Hands
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Shaking HandsHello Dr BobRun Accross Web Site --- Which Said Shaking Hands, Touching Or Holding Hands Can Transmit HIV --- Can This Be TrueThanks For Your TimeTony...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello Tony,Don't believe everything you read."Can this be true?" No, of course not silly boy! But you knew that already, didn't you Tony? Of course you did.Dr. Bob...
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Unusual hand shakeI recently shook hands with an hiv positive man. He had dry/peeling hands. Is there a risk of... Read more »hand shakeI gave some cans to a homeless person that lives in my neighborhood (probably a crack-bum). He was... Read more »
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CDC Shake-Up Could Be Good for AIDS PreventionWho should replace this lady? Julie Gerberding's tenure as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director is over on Inauguration Day . AIDS advocates are hoping that her departure will mark the end of a politically charged era of the CDC... Read more »
Detroit Is Hit with an Epidemic of Syphilis; Shake-Up Ordered at State Health DepartmentMichigan health officials said Detroit's recent syphilis outbreak has led to a shake-up in the state Health Department. State health officials said that city and state officials became lax in their battle against the disease after a drop-off in... Read more »
Pennsylvania: Housing and HIV Go Hand in HandPhiladelphia is beginning a needs assessment to better chart the intersection of HIV and housing issues for 2012-17. More than 140,000 HIV-affected U.S. households struggle with unstable housing, according to the National AIDS Housing Coalition.... Read more »
In Africa, AIDS and Famine Now Go Hand in HandAcross southern Africa, some 7 million farmers have died from AIDS, according to official estimates, leaving many families with neither the means nor the experience to farm. The continuing AIDS crisis threatens to create chronic food shortages and... Read more »
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shaking someone's bloody hand
Posted by 613, 2 Replies
2 years ago at a concert, this guy cut him self in a mosh pit. He shook my hand and had blood on it. Freaking out, I washed it off using water. I dont think they had soap, and I was not actively bleeding either.What's my risk? Read more » seroconverted in June and now on meds..good choice
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
i seroconverted in June and am now on Truvada and Viramune.... my doctor said it was a good choice to get on meds this early?..... any opinions on this?...
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How did I seroconvert?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I was negative with a positive partner. After a year of ALWAYS having safe sex I now find myself positive. It was shocking, because I know that before this relationship I had safe sex with many positive men and was always OK. Some of the possible...
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Seroconverted on April Fools Day
Posted by AZSouthBay, 4 Replies
I seroconverted on April Fools Day. Even before receiving the news, talking about going to get tested would give me what I just found out is a panic attack- lan overwhelming feeling I'm going to faint and hurl. Of course when receiving the news...
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