HIV transmission via oral contact with blood Posted: 06-06-07 05:45am
Hi Doc, this issue has been making me
very anxious. A week ago i had sucked some
blood out of my friend's finger which was
injured, and had it spat out on the sink.
I rinsed my mouth thoroughly. My concern
is whether I could have gotten HIV from
that. I have a small blister with no blood
in my inner lip. HIV test 3 days later
came back negative; I realised that there
is a 3 month window period. This issue has
been driving me nuts since it happened,
and I might very well go insane in 3
months.. My friend is a 20 yr old
bi-sexual female with one girlfriend. I am
very very afraid as I am an international
student doing my degree overseas....I am
very very very very afraid that i can't
smile nor eat or sleep well anymore...
Can you please help ?
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HIV & AIDS Answer A2875 Posted: 06-12-07 08:30am
One of the ways of getting AIDS is via
contact with HIV-infected blood, semen or
vaginal secretions into open wound or
sores. If there hasn't been any lesions
of the skin or lips, and if the lip has
remained intact, then there is no real
possibility of getting the virus into the
blood stream, and therefore getting the
infection. The HIV test detects the
presence of antibodies to HIV in the
blood. After the original infection it
takes 2 weeks to six months of HIV
antibodies to appear in the blood. Testing
is done at 3 weeks, 3 months and 6 months
after exposure to the virus to determine
if the person has been infected, or not.
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