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Sharing A Cigarette Do I Need To Get Tested For HIV
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Ask the Experts
light one cigarette with the other cigarette.Dr. Bob, Since there was no lighter, i lighted my cigarette with the cigarette of my friend, who is HIV positive. My friend was smoking that cigarette and i just borrowed the cigarette and lighted my cigarette. At that time i did not feel or think...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,Dude, please tell me you're kidding!Dr. Bob...
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HIV FROM Cigarette Contamination.. PLEASE HELPDear Dr Bob:I am constant worried 24/7. In early May this year, I was sharing a cigarette with a... Read more »Sharing cigarettesDear Dr BobFirst off I would like to say that you are a marvel and this is a fantastic website you... Read more »
Articles
Diagnosis Reinforces Need for HIV Testing in Older Adults"Wanda, a 68-year-old widow and retired bank worker, was admitted to the hospital by her family physician, who was worried about her diarrhea and 30-pound weight loss. ... "On the second day of her hospitalization, the hospitalist ... explained... Read more »
Recently Diagnosed With HIV? African Americans Share Their AdviceDealing with an HIV diagnosis on top of all of life's other challenges may seem too daunting a task to face. There's a huge community out there doing it every day, though, so to those who are recently diagnosed, you are certainly not alone. Over the... Read more »
Dangerous Intersection of Drug Use and Sexual HIV Transmission Points to Critical Need for Comprehensive HIV Prevention Among Drug UsersSharing needles for drug injection is a well known route of HIV transmission, yet injection drug use contributes to the epidemic's spread far beyond the circle of those who inject. People who have sex with an injection drug user (IDU) also are at... Read more »
Sharing, Caring and Touching Lives . . .National HIV Testing Day in Atlanta was a great success! Over 1,000 people were tested in four metro locations, including street outreach at Five Points MARTA Station (151 tested); Lindbergh MARTA Station (167 tested); American Red Cross (211... Read more »
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risk from sharing a cigarette
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
this may sound stupid, but what are the risks of getting hiv by taking a drag of a cigarette from someone who is positive? i let someone take a drag off my cigarette and found out later he is positive. Read more » HIV2 - Do I need to test for this??????? HELPPP
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I was with someone from South Africa. (unprotected) Took HIV tests out to 10 months, negative. Should I test for HIV2?? Now I am freaking out all over again!!! Please help me. He is a young white hetero male. I am female. With each other...
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Need HIV 2 testing
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
I have been tested over the last couple of years with the ELISA test. A three times with the Home Test approved by the FDA and once at a private test facility. All tests have been negative and I assume that these tests are just for HIV 1 with...
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Need advice regarding my HIV antibody test
Posted by goingcrazy1000, 1 Reply
Hello:I really need some feedback regarding my HIV antibody test I took on August 25, 2008. Here I go with my story...I am married for 12 years with three children. I made the biggest mistake of my life!! I started having an affair September 2007... Read more »
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