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What Are The Chances Of Hiv Through An Open Wound
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is semen on chapped lips(wound open) considered high risk for HIV transmission?I have been in paranoia for almost a month regarding my encounter with a guy last April. The day before we did the thing i already had this chapped lips (open wound and bleeding). the next day, it has "at least somehow subside"(no...
Response from Shannon Southall
Rocky Mountain CARES
HiWe know that oral sex carries the lowest risk of HIV transmission,however that does increase when there is open wounds on lips or gums that allow HIV to enter the body. Even with that the chances of HIV transmission occurring is very small but I...
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Open wounds and mucous membranesHi Brian!I'm a bit confused over two transmission possibilities of HIV. Many experts agree... Read more »Open WoundDear DocI posted this question earlier but with an incorrect e-mail address. hence the... Read more »
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San Francisco, Calif., Mayor Lee Celebrates Opening of City's New Bridge HIV Research FacilitySan Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee officially cut the ribbon to open the San Francisco Department of Public Health's (DPH) new Bridge HIV research facility, which is part of San Francisco's new $9.5 million HIV/AIDS Research Center. "The research that... Read more »
Southwest China Opens Methadone Clinics in Border Areas to Prevent Spread of HIVYunnan Province opened seven mobile methadone treatment clinics last year in rural areas along the drug-producing Golden Triangle. The area, which borders parts of Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, has a high burden of heroin use. Methadone substitution... Read more »
Apricitabine Development Should Not Be Halted, Say HIV/AIDS Advocates in Open Letter[Following is the text of an open letter sent on June 17 by the AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition and European AIDS Treatment Group. The letter was addressed to Susan Cox, the former senior vice president of drug development at Avexa; copies were... Read more »
New York Times Profiles Openly HIV-Positive South African Justice CameronThe New York Times on Saturday profiled South African Justice Edwin Cameron, who "became the first -- and still remains the only -- senior office holder anywhere in southern Africa, and perhaps in all of Africa, to announce he was infected with... Read more »
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OPEN WOUND
Posted by anxious92, 3 Replies
1.yesterday, i noticed that i had two little dots that were only like 5 times the size of this . each. and i saw there was a sliver of blood the length of this l and half as wide as this o; now what concerns me is that 16 hours after this, i...
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What's the definition of open wound for HIV
Posted by sweetangel, 1 Reply
What's the definition of open wound when it comes to HIV transmission. Does it have to be bleeding? Or how recent to be considered open?I had sex with my HIV + partner yesterday, He came on my chest but little did I realize that that previous night... Read more » Hiv transmission through contact of vaginal fluid with an open wound?
Posted by neibet, 1 Reply
What is the risk of HIV transmission through the exposure of an open wound to vaginal secretions.Assuming i am having a back massage and i have an open injury on my back and the masseuse was sitting naked in my back with her vagina in direct... Read more » Toilet Safety/Open Wounds
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
My son is coming to see us. He has HIV and Chrohns disease and has blood in his stool, my wife has bleeding hemroids and I have had a boil near my butt lanced and is opened to drain. Since we all have something bleeding going on what precautions...
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