Seroconverting After Touching Saliva

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Saliva touching with male chest

if anyone licks/kisses male chest area with no blood or sore at chest area is there any chance of HIV transmission?...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:No. There is no risk of transmission in a situation like this. Saliva does not transmit the virus. Only four fluids are capable of transmitting the virus. They are: 1: Semen including pre-ejaculatory fluids2: Vaginal secretions3: Breast... 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 from saliva

HI DR Bob. You have touched on this fairly well but i cant sleep at night and am worried sick.... Read more »

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

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Beijing to Offer Free Saliva Tests for HIV

Beginning this month, three Beijing hospitals will offer a saliva test for HIV. The oral fluid-based kit will make it easier to test for HIV in areas without proper facilities to draw blood and to test certain people, such as the obese and those... Read more »

Supervised Blood-Based Self-Sample Collection and Rapid Test Performance: A Valuable Alternative to the Use of Saliva by HIV Testing Programs With No Medical or Nursing Staff

Some saliva-based HIV testing initiatives, the authors wrote, "have resulted in an unacceptable percentage of false positives," while in many countries doctors or nurses are required for blood-based HIV testing programs. In the current study, the... Read more »

Candidiasis: New Peptide Derived From Protein in Saliva May Be Promising Antifungal Agent

Oral biologists at the University at Buffalo have developed a peptide that appears to be a good candidate for treating candidiasis, a fungal condition that affects HIV patients and other people with compromised immune systems. "We wanted to develop... Read more »

The New Saliva HIV Tests

For years, we have been testing folks for HIV using blood tests. It'ssomething people have become accustomed to. But what if you don't likegetting blood tests? What if you really hate getting stuck with a needle? Until now, when it came to HIV... Read more »

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to seroconvert or not

Posted by Anonymous

well i saw my dr the other day was checked out for conditions i felt may have been ARS, well i have a slightly swollen saliva gland not to concerned there hence i have a dry mouth. was checked for something with my hands???? everything i was... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

saliva and old wounds

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

hey i need someones opinion...If an Hiv+ persons saliva get in contact with 20hours old superficial skin wound, is there a risk? Read more »

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