Sharing Drinks Cuts On My Lips

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cuts in lips

lately I have been sharing drinks through glasses with a person who has a possibility of HIV virus,then I found out that I have tiny cuts on my lips due the hot weather that dry my lips.Will I get infected?...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

It is unlikely that you would get infected this way, cuts or no cuts. Much HIV research has shown that the levels of virus in saliva of infected people are very low, probably too low to infect another person. It is also believed that protective... Read more »

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Hi. Last week I went to my boyfriend's graduation, and so, I went to dinner with his family.... Read more »

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