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Transmission Of Hiv From Bloody Cuts
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OCD update - bloody towels, bloody toilet, bloody everythingDr. Bob,Im one of the paranoid OCD people who seem to swarm to you. HIV is a common fear for OCD-ers with contamination issues. I dont know if youre at all curious about my progress; Id like to think so because you seem to care about people in...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,Your HIV fears are completely irrational and totally unwarranted. Your problem is psychological, not virologic. I urge you to continue to work with your therapist. HIV is not your problem. No way. No how. (No McCain. No Sarah "I can see...
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Poking... Bloody sex?Recently, I casual friend & I got drunk and started messing around. During some naked play, he... Read more »bloody blowjobgood morning doctorthanks for everythig on this site.may god bless you always.i want your expert... Read more »
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Longer, Stronger HIV Drug Regimen for Breastfeeding Women Cuts Mother-to-Child Transmission Rate, Study Finds"HIV infection rates among babies are significantly cut when mothers are given prolonged ARV treatment during breastfeeding," according to findings released at the International AIDS Society conference in Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday,... Read more »
Syringe Design Change Could Cut HIV TransmissionTo prevent HIV and other blood-borne infections, syringes should never be shared. However, many injecting drug users ignore this warning, thus significantly contributing to the spread of HIV and other infectious diseases. In a recently released... Read more »
Southern Africa: AIDS Scientists Call for Month of Sex Abstinence -- Campaign "Could Cut New Transmissions by 45 Percent"A month-long period of sexual abstinence could be a viable cultural approach to stopping new HIV infections, two epidemiologists suggest. During that month, new HIV transmissions could be cut by up to 45 percent in countries such as Swaziland, South... Read more »
San Francisco: Policy May Cut HIV for Gay Men by 60 PercentSan Francisco's policy of recommending HIV treatment to all infected patients upon diagnosis, without waiting for CD4 cell counts to fall, could cut the number of new infections among men who have sex with men by 59 percent in five years, a new... Read more »
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shaking someone's bloody hand
Posted by 613, 2 Replies
2 years ago at a concert, this guy cut him self in a mosh pit. He shook my hand and had blood on it. Freaking out, I washed it off using water. I dont think they had soap, and I was not actively bleeding either.What's my risk? Read more » small cut could get HIV?
Posted by ririn, 1 Reply
Hi... i was having a small cut yesterday.. this morning my friend was having nosebleeding and i helped her wipe the blood with tissue paper. If there is chance that my friend is HIV positive, and if my small cut happened to be in contact with the...
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bloody surface
Posted by adrian18, 1 Reply
Hello,Yesterday I removed snow from the driveway with a shovel, that wasn't mine. Outside were about 0 degrees Celsius. The shovel was broken in the middle, and it was held together with some scotch tape. After 30 minutes of working, in the right hand... Read more » So is hiv from surface cut to cut more theoretical than what really happens?
Posted by AZT, 1 Reply
I've also found a doc who thinks that hiv is possible from deep tissuse wounds and not surface wounds?http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/Open-cut---blood-transmission-/show/1173000 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV-Prevention/Hiv-RIsk-from-Cut... Read more »
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