Sharing A Cigarette Elisa

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Hepatitis c sharing a cigarette and marjuana cigarette

Hi I recently and regret sharted a cigarette and marjuana pipe with someone who has hepatitis c. I was wondering what if the likelyhood of contracting the virus....

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I wouldn't consider you at risk.Intranasal cocaine use - with sharing of straws - is considered a possible route of HCV transmission because with recurrent use, cocaine can erode the nasal passages. Thus, the normal protective layer of the... Read more »

Sharing cigarettes

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saliva on a cigarette.

can someone contract hiv from sharing one cigarette with someone how is infected when their saliva... 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.

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Just wanted to share this..

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Estuve con un portador - Elisa 3 meses: No reactiv

Posted by save, 5 Replies

Esta es la tercera vez que escribo, y si lo hago es porque gracias a Dios todo sali bien.

Para que se interioricen con mi historia:
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