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Touching An Open Scab How Long Does It Take To Test Positive For AIDS
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Dr. Bob, very worried. Saliva came in touch with open wound,Dr. Bob, An escort was licking my face, later i realised that i had a cut on my face. She could be HIV positive, if she is HIV positive and since her saliva comes into contact with my blood, am i at risk of getting HIV?Let me know. Thanks. I...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,Nope. Saliva does not transmit HIV. (See below. I'll reprint some basic information about HIV transmission.)Thanks for your tax-deductible donation to The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation (www.concertedeffort.org).Stay well.Dr. BobDr....
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"Risk from getting open wound and fingerprick touched"Hi there. I just tested negative ytd 3 months post an unprotected sexual exposure. What I did was... Read more »Positive Elisa, Indeterminate Western Blot, Negative Rapid Test HIV test was indeterminate?(INDETERMINATE HIV TESTS, 2009) (PREGNANCY, 2009)Hi, Doctor - Around 2 weeks ago during my annual OBGYN appointment, I received a HIV test. The... Read more »
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An Open Letter From Phill Wilson, CEO, Black AIDS Institute on the Election of President-Elect Barack Obama and the Potential to Strengthen the National AIDS ResponseToday is World AIDS day and I'm thinking about President-elect Barack Obama. As a 52-year-old Black gay man with HIV, I have many reasons to welcome the inauguration of Barack Obama. A big one is that an Obama administration has enormous potential... Read more »
XVII International AIDS Conference Opens Amid Calls for Universal Access to Treatment, Disappointing Vaccine, Microbicide TrialsMore than 22,000 researchers, policymakers and advocates gathered in Mexico City on Sunday for the opening of the XVII International AIDS Conference , which has the theme "Universal Action NOW," AFP/ Sydney Morning Herald reports (AFP/ Sydney... Read more »
AIDS Conference Opens in D.C. With Snapshot of the Disease in AmericaNews outlets examine where HIV/AIDS stands in America, what's being done to combat it, and where the future will lead. AIDS Conference Opens at Key Turning Point Researchers, doctors and patients attending the world's largest AIDS conference are... Read more »
Open to the Community and Community Workers: AIDS Treatment Activist Educational Bootcamp to be Held in Atlanta on Dec. 7 and 8The AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition (ATAC), an all volunteer non-profit national group that mentors and trains community activists around the country, will be providing a free one and a half day session to train Atlanta's community on important... Read more »
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Fingerring and touching anus opening
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Please help me I am making myself sick with worry. I Fingered a girl of unknown HIV status (not inside her but just the vulva). She briefly rubbed her vagina. About 10 minutes later she pressed my anal opening with the same finger. Is there a risk...
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How long after "symptoms" would you test positive?
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
How long after "symptoms" would you test positive regardless if you have ARS or not.....
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I've just tested positive. Can't see the point in
Posted by Anonymous, 11 Replies
I've just tested positive for HIV yesterday. I've been with a very loving guy for almost 3 1/2 years and we broke up 4 months ago. I knew it was a bad idea to break up but w e both felt we needed some breathing space inorder to get back ontrack.While... Read more » Just notified today I tested positive for HIV
Posted by spike, 19 Replies
My health department contacted me, before my doctor today at work. I found out the HIV test I took came back postive.I am so afraid!. I don't want to go to sleep. I know I will discuss this with my personal doctor in the morning. But this first... Read more »
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