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Frequently Asked Questions About Safe Sex and HIV Prevention
Rick Sowadsky, MSPH, Senior Communicable Disease Specialist, Nevada State Health Division
June 2008
What exactly is AIDS?
Which body fluids can transmit the HIV virus, and which ones don't?
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Can you get HIV through oral sex?
What are the risks from fingering someone?
Can you get HIV or another sexually transmitted disease from a person who is not infected? Does anal sex "make" the HIV virus?
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Should I get a PCR test or an antigen test?
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