It sounds like you don’t have to worry about getting HIV based on what you’ve described. HIV transmission requires a direct pathway for the virus to travel from … Read Full Answer
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Are hemorrhoids a sexually transmitted disease? I get them occasionally, so do I need to be careful about sex?
Hemorrhoids are not a sexually transmitted infection. Sex with someone who has hemorrhoids … Read Full Answer
I work over nights in a home to care for 2 residents. One is HIV positive. They told me not to wear latex gloves when I am working with him or helping him in the bathroom. Is that true?
HIV is not transmitted during casual contact or skin to skin contact. Helping someone use the bathroom is not a mode of HIV transmission. The two main ways … Read Full Answer
Can I borrow a shaver to a person who is HIV positive?
I’m happy to tell you that borrowing a shaver (whether it’s a razor or an electric shaver) is not a risk of HIV exposure. The HIV virus does not live … Read Full Answer
Does deep french kissing transmit hiv? I did not feel any blood , is there possibility for presence of blood which I could not feel? does hand job done by person with her saliva as lubricant transmit hiv ?
Thanks for reaching out. We’re happy to inform you that HIV is not spread through saliva. Deep french kissing and using saliva as a lube for a hand job are … Read Full Answer
I have HIV, undetectable and my CD4 counts are good. I am looking at getting a cat but heard rumors that cat waste is dangerous to poz people. Is this true?
Pets can add to our emotional health and bring us a lot of joy, whether we are poz (HIV positive) or not. The issue with cat waste is something called Toxoplasmosis … Read Full Answer
My best friend has had HIV for 7 years. She just got a new job and doesn't know if she has tell her new boss or not.
Let me provide some useful links you can pass along to your friend as she decides whether to disclose her HIV status to her new employer. In most cases, people living with HIV do not have to disclose their diagnosis to their employer or their co-workers. … Read Full Answer
The new mechanic at my work has hep c. What can I do to make sure I don't get hep c from him? We work together and eat lunch together almost everyday.
Casual contact (sharing toilets, drinking glasses, working together, shaking hands, hugging…) with a person living with Hep C, poses no transmission risk … Read Full Answer
Can somebody get Hepatitis C by eating contaminated food at a restaurant?
No Hepatitis C is NOT transmitted by eating or sharing food nor by other social contacts such as hugging, holding hands, sharing utensils, sneezing, or breastfeeding. Hep C virus is transmitted … Read Full Answer
Does kissing spread HIV?
“HIV spreading through kissing” is a myth. There are only 5 body fluids (blood, semen, vaginal fluid, anal fluid and breast milk) that have the ability to transmit HIV. Saliva, … Read Full Answer
My building keeps getting bedbugs. I know I am getting bit by them. Can I get HIV if these bed bugs bite someone else, then come bite me?
We are glad that you asked this question. HIV transmission through insect bites is a common misconception. While bed bugs are annoying, they are not known to spread diseases. Research … Read Full Answer
I was in a really gross public bathroom last week and sat on the seat. Can anyone get STDs this way?
Pathogens like bacteria’s or viruses that cause many STIs cannot survive outside the body, they start to die with the slightest change in their environment … Read Full Answer
Someone in my community has HIV. Can I get HIV from being in a sweatlodge with them? It's a long ceremony and everyone sweats a lot.
The two main ways that HIV is transmitted are through sex or sharing needles or other injection equipment. Sweat is not one of the fluids that can transmit HIV. You … Read Full Answer
I recently read that animals can get STDs like rabbits can get syphilis. Do I have to worry about catching it from my rabbit? she sleeps in my bed.
Like in humans, syphilis is caused by a spirochete bacteria. The syphilis causing bacteria in rabbits are different from that of human syphilis bacteria and thus cannot infect humans. Rest assured that your rabbit cannot spread syphilis to humans. … Read Full Answer
