What Are Three Ways Hiv Can Be Spread

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HIV Spread in New Ways

Hi RyanI know it's unlikely that any adult could get infected by sucking on a woman's breast, who is not pregnant or has a newborn child, but why do I have folliculitis and jock itch? My sucking on a high risk woman's breast on a...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Folliculitis and jock itch have no correlation to HIV transmission and infection. Folliculitis is an infection of the hair follicle that can have a number of causes, but not HIV. Jock itch is usually caused by a fungus which can be spread by... Read more »

What ways can I spread shingles virus

I've recently got Shingles and on day 4 I had two doctors confirm it was shingles. Neither one prescribed meds because it is best to take them during the first 48 hours. So I've been taking Vitamin C,B,E and L-Lysine and etc. My question...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

This particular forum is exclusively for the discussion of the side effects of antiretroviral (HIV) therapy.... Read more »

My HIV does not spread!

I have been living with HIV for 14 years. I have had sex with 3 partners in the 14 years without protection more than 1000 times with each partner and they all remained negative. What kind of HIV infection do I have? What kind of a carrier am I?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You are HIV positive and knowingly had unprotected sex more than 1,000 times with each of three partners???? You ask "what's wrong with me?" Well, let's see . . . the word irresponsible comes immediately to mind, followed... Read more »

Concerned I spread HIV to my family

5 weeks ago I had an unfortunate encounter with a prostitute. I was in the same room as my friend that was performing sexual activity with her while I was passed out from alcohol on the bed besides them. Sometime when my friend went to the restroom,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Your HIV-acquisition risk from your brief boozy blow job is extremely low. The CDC's per-act statistical estimate for acquiring HIV from insertive oral sex with a partner confirmed to be HIV infected is 0.5 per 10,000 exposures. Your... Read more »

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Don't believ the B/S being spread

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

japantoday > national

Number of newly infected HIV patients sets record

Tuesday, July 27, 2004 at 08:00 JST
TOKYO The number of newly infected HIV patients between late March and late June came to 199, a record high for a three-month period, a... Read more »

Six Months/Three Months

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

The truth is that if you don't test beyond 3 months, then you are leaving a *significantly* higher risk than if you do. Many people can live with a 1-5% risk of HIV infection and move on. But there is no way that I can believe that a 3 month test... Read more »

Is the triple cocktail helping to spread AIDS?

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I've written what is currently the only computer application solely dedicated to the mathematical analysis of HIV. It's called HIV pathogenesis modeler, and can be downloaded at:
http://www.agmh.org/softw.htm

While using the SI model in the program, I... Read more »

KNOWING SPREADING HIV AROUND

Posted by Jazzy1973, 5 Replies

wHY DO PEOPLE KEEP GOING AROUND SPREADING THIS TO EACH OTHER KNOWING U HAVE THIS?

wHY CAN'T SOME ONE FIND SOME ONE THAT HAS HIV TOO?

QUESTIONS I ASS BECAUSE I KNOW SOMEONE WHO GOES ON LINE AND MEET PEOPLE AND HAVE SEX WITH THEM& AFTER THEY GET... Read more »

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