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Offline omega

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question about transmission
« on: October 04, 2006, 09:11:45 am »
hi all,

i want to ask a question

i had cuts on my finger ,cuts happend 6 days ago no blood and semen contact to my cuts is it possible to transmit hiv and how can we say wound is fresh or not

thanks

Offline RapidRod

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Re: question about transmission
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2006, 09:22:31 am »
No, you will not get HIV in the manner you described. A fresh wound would be a major laceration with blood flowing freely.

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Re: question about transmission
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2006, 09:36:52 am »
Omega,

Please read through the Welcome Thread and follow the Transmission Lesson link. Hiv is not transmitted in the manner you describe.

Avoiding hiv infection is simple - use condoms. You need to be using condoms for anal or vaginal intercourse, every time, no exceptions until such time as you are in a securely monogamous relationship where you have both tested for ALL STIs together. To agree to have unprotected intercourse is to consent to the possibility of being infected with a sexually transmitted infection.

Have a look through the condom and lube links in my signature line so you can use condoms with confidence.

Anyone who is sexually active should be having a full sexual health care check-up, including but not limited to hiv testing, at least once a year and more often if unprotected intercourse occurs.

If you aren't already having regular, routine check-ups, now is the time to start. As long as you make sure condoms are being used for intercourse, you can fully expect your routine hiv tests to return with negative results. Don't forget to always get checked for all the other sexually transmitted infections as well, because they are MUCH easier to transmit than hiv.

Use condoms and avoid hiv infection. It really is that simple!

Ann
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Offline omega

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Re: question about transmission
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2006, 10:57:01 am »
hello again thanks for your answers

i want to learn one thing about you always saying success transmission occur inside the body, which conditions preparing this success?  special white cell or body temperature or combination of them ? if infected body fluid contact outside of body to your wound, in this stuation wound condition is important or not? i mean beeding or just bleeded or not bleeding

thank you so much

Offline RapidRod

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Re: question about transmission
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2006, 11:37:21 am »
Omega, you would have to have a major laceration and yes it would have to be bleeding profusely. To get infected in this way. It has only happen a handfull of times and they were all people in the health care field.

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Re: question about transmission
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2006, 06:49:24 pm »
Omega, as with many other things in life, "keep it simple." You're busily trying to put all sorts of factors together regarding vulnerability to HIV transmission.

Just read the lessons as Ann suggested, follow those safer sex guidelines consistently and you'll be fine.

Cuts, nicks, abrassions, irritations and such to fingers, hands and other body parts are not something you need to worry about in the ordinary course of daily life. Certainly nothing you have described warrants further concern or testing on your part.

No kidding.

Andy Velez

Offline omega

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Re: question about transmission
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2006, 11:29:21 am »
hello again,

i just wonder why herpes increasing transmission risk ? and i really wonder if outer skin is gone and bleeded and start to recover itself with scab but also we can see moist tissue around scab
does this moist tissue increase transmission? i really scare about this

sorry for my english i hope you guys understant what i mean
thank for yor response

Offline Ann

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Re: question about transmission
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2006, 12:53:23 pm »
Omega,

The increased risk with herpes is more when the person who is positive has the herpes outbreak and condoms aren't used.

Regardless, you did NOT have a risk in what you brought to us.

Ann
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