Sharing A Cigarette Negative At 16 Weeks

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HIV FROM Cigarette Contamination.. PLEASE HELP

Dear Dr Bob:I am constant worried 24/7. In early May this year, I was sharing a cigarette with a person who is HIV positive. About a week later, I came down with a low grade fever, chills, inability to sweat and recognize hot warm weather...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Your HIV risk is completely nonexistent. Your "symptoms" are not at all consistent with or worrisome for HIV. Even though I do not feel HIV testing is warranted, if you continue to perseverate on this non-exposure, get a single rapid... 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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im weak......7 weeks negative is useless

Posted by regretidiotz, 7 Replies

im weak....i have a 7 weeks negative result but somehow i still cannot comfort myself that theres a possibility that i do not have hiv. not only are my symptoms too real (i have many of them), but my wife also has them....these are too real to be... Read more »

Quick test came negative / 7 weeks after exposure

Posted by Drake, 4 Replies

Oh hi!

I just commited the most stupid thinkg in my life and now i wanna know if i really screwed it up or i f i have anothr chance. Let me start with a little background:
I have sever body image problems. As a result, i lost a lot of weight and my... Read more »

Negative @ 28 weeks... but still feel uncertain..

Posted by ecyew, 3 Replies

Folks ... I knew this may sound a bit silly.. or stupid.. but I really think I need further testing to rule the whole things out... I had experinced all the ARS symptoms that listed in the book and still tested Negative so far.. I had done 7 ELISA... Read more »

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