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Sinus Infection After Touching Dried Blood Worried I Have HIV
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infection from dry blood (DRIED BLOOD, 2009)Dear Dr Bob,You are certainly a great inspiration to the hiv world. For someone who is infected but is very active in helping others and always maitains a positive attitude, this is just amazing!!I have a question, suppose dried blood from an hiv...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,Thanks for your kind comments!Your concerns about HIV transmission via dried blood are unwarranted. This question comes up fairly frequently. See below.Stay well.Dr. BobBlood In BedMar 25, 2009Dear Dr,I know questions of dried blood have been...
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HIV infection from dried blood?
Posted by panic05, 5 Replies
I got a question on HIV infection from dried blood. I know no one has been infected with HIV due to contact with toilet seat so far. But I am still worrying about its possibility.Today, I went to a public washroom. After flushing the toilet, I... Read more » Desperate.dry mouth,dry eyes,peripheral neuropathy
Posted by paranoiafreak, 1 Reply
have been worried of contracting HIV.I have had unprotected receptive anal sex last August 12, 2011 and i also had protected anal sex on October 12,2011. On the last week of October, i started to feel chills everyday at night and i have stuffy nose... Read more » Contact with Dried Blood on School Desk
Posted by SkilledWorrier, 1 Reply
Hi. I'm a moderate worrier... having sudden acute concerns that result every so often.At school a couple days ago, there was a decent amount (1-2 sq. in., or so) of dried blood on the desk next to me. And it's possible that blood on the table could... Read more » My child touch blood of my HIV+ Husband
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
My husband is HIV+He cut his finger bad and ran into the bathroom and he was dripping blood on the floor. My young daugher touch the blood and ran to the basement ( I was washing clothes) and said "daddy is bleeding, daddy is bleeding") Although im... Read more »
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