Vomiting After Drinking Water Worried I Have HIV

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Please Help-Transmission by sharing drinking water cup

Dear Mr. Kull,I am very much worried about this incidence, your advice will be very much helpful.Recently I happened to drink water from a cup, that is used by a few people, at a party. is there a chance of hiv transmission, If there is any blood...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Peter,No one has been infected by sharing a drink with an HIV positive person. Water will not kill HIV, but that really isn't the issue here. HIV is just not spread by casual contact. There have been several studies that examine the risk of... Read more »

Blood in drinking water

Dear Dr. Bob,Thanks for being around to assist. I had this rather unusual encounter, I was with... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Drinking water from a bottle of an HIV Person?

Can you get HIV from drinking water from a bottle of an HIV infected person?... Read more »

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IRIN/PlusNews Examines Efforts to Increase Access to Safe Drinking Water Among HIV-Positive People in Sudan

IRIN/ PlusNews on Monday examined efforts to increase access to safe drinking water among HIV-positive people living in Sudan. According to IRIN/ PlusNews , people living with HIV are especially vulnerable to diseases that can be spread through... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Is Drinking Water in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Safe for Infant Formula?

In developed countries, HIV transmission from mother-to-child has decreased dramatically by the use of antiretroviral therapy and replacement of breast-feeding with infant formula. In developing countries, short-course zidovudine and nevirapine... Read more »

Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange

Nausea and Vomiting

Nausea -- that sick-to-your-stomach feeling that makes you feel like you may vomit -- is a very common side effect that many PHAs experience, especially in the first few weeks of starting HAART. It can be caused by many antiretrovirals, including... Read more »

Nausea & Vomiting

Doctor's Notes: Dr. David Wohl University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Favorite Anti-Nausea Meds: Phenergan, Compazine, Marinol and Zofran. Alternative Therapy: Ginger root. HIV Meds Likely to Cause Nausea: Kaletra is a... Read more »

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Worried about HIV from fist fight and braces

Posted by worriedboy4321

Hi,
Last year on march a bunch of gangsters or hooligans attacked me and a few friends.
One of them punched me at the side of my face.My braces gave me a cut inside my mouth,at the cheek area.The cut was quite deep and it extended to the corner of my... Read more »

Just a bit worried that I might've caught HIV

Posted by andysimoeon, 1 Reply

So I had unprotected sex 3 weeks ago. I'm from Australia, Sydney. Before having sex, I asked the person if he was drug and disease free, and he replied yes. He asked me if I was and I also replied Yes. I was a bottom and he was a top. We did use a... Read more »

vomit and HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

2 weeks ago I was in a mosh pit with a guy and he vomited and a little bit got on my leg. I checked my leg and I saw no blood, but I had a little cut on my leg from 20 days ago that was not actively bleeding. Could I face risk of HIV? Read more »

Is anyone else worried? DELETED

Posted by dreamdzign, 2 Replies

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