Does oral sex spread AIDS?
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the chances depends upon the extent of mucosal membrane disruption in your oral cavity and in the oesophageal portion of the gut, as upto stomach HCl will do its job to kill the virus.\n\nso if have done recent dental surgery or have problem of bleedng gums or like it,\nthen avoid
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yes, even by oral kissing\n\nAIDS-related virus spreads through kissing - Herpes\nDANIEL Q. HANEY / AP 9nov00\n\nBOSTON -- A form of the herpes virus that causes an AIDS-related skin cancer appears to spread through kissing.\n\nHerpes virus 8 was discovered six years ago and causes a skin cancer called Kaposi's sarcoma. In the United States, the cancer occurs almost exclusively in people with AIDS.\n\nSome had suspected that the virus was transmitted through sexual intercourse, but the new research from the University of Washington, reported in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine, contradicts that idea.\n\nDr. John Pauk and others tested 39 gay men who were infected with the virus but did not have Kaposi's sarcoma. They found the virus in 30 percent of their saliva samples and mouth swabs, compared with 1 percent of anal and genital samples. When present, the virus levels were also much higher in saliva than in semen.\n\n``The important thing is it suggests that oral-oral contact plays some role in transmission, although more study is needed to confirm that,'' said Pauk.\n\nThe study also found that homosexual men who engaged in ``deep kissing'' -- kissing that involves a lot of contact with saliva -- appeared to be at substantially higher risk of catching the virus.\n\nKaposi's sarcoma causes purple skin blotches and can also attack the internal organs. Like many other diseases that kill people with AIDS, it usually affects those with weakened immune systems. The virus alone rarely causes sickness among people with normal disease defenses.\n\nThe research ``definitely has public health implications for people infected with HIV,'' said Dr. Ronald O. Valdiserri of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, he said there was not enough data to recommend that people with HIV avoid deep kissing.\n\nThirty percent to 50 percent of HIV-infected people who catch herpes virus 8 will eventually get Kaposi's sarcoma. Kaposi's sarcoma has been present for centuries in Southern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. But it was rare in the United States until the start of the AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s.\n\nExperts say the virus is still largely confined to homosexuals in the United States, and that is why kissing has not yet spread herpes virus 8 among heterosexuals.\n\nDr. Anna Wald, another University of Washington researcher, noted that herpes virus 8 is closely related to the common Epstein Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis, long known as the kissing disease.\n\n``Teen-agers tend to get this when they start kissing,'' she said. ``The reason they get Epstein Bar virus and not herpes virus 8 is that most people have Epstein Bar virus, but relatively few have herpes virus 8.''\n\nDr. Patrick S. Moore of Columbia University, who discovered the virus, said exposure to saliva may explain the high rate of infection in parts of Africa, where more than 70 percent of people may carry herpes virus 8.\n\nOther forms of the herpes virus cause chicken pox, shingles, cold sores and genital herpes.
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The risk of becoming infected with HIV through unprotected (without a condom) oral sex is lower than that of unprotected anal or vaginal sex. However, a lower-risk activity will increase in risk when it is done often enough. The Options Project found that 7.8% (8 of 102) of recently infected men who have sex with men in San Francisco were probably infected through oral sex. Nearly half (3 of 8) of these cases reported oral problems, including occasional bleeding gums. Almost all (7 of 8) of these men reported to have had oral contact with pre-semen or semen.\n\nThe risk of oral sex transmission (8%) in this study is higher than many researchers had previously thought or found in other studies. More media attention appeared to be placed on this particular study, probably because of the higher number of study participants. There appears to be evidence that higher-risk activities (anal sex) among men who have sex with men is decreasing while lower-risk activities (oral sex) among these men is increasing. Oral sex has always been considered a lower-risk activity but is certainly not risk free.
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Yes it can be sexually transmitted. Please check the below site:\n\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000662.htm
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HIv/Aids is a puzzle in our society, saliva transfer is highly unlikey but does exsist. Any open sores or cuts maybe you bit your jawl there is a possiblity. Herpes YES. Oral sex is being offered up as a safe way to avoid the issues of PVI ( penile vaginal intercourse) but that is not the case. While you may likely not get AIDS or HIV you will probably get Herpes or other Viruses. Use a dental dam or other protective products, have yourself and partner tested regularly for STD's. Your best resource is your doctor.
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No, AIDS can only be transmitted by blood or semen. It also cannot live long outside the human body, and can be killed easily with simple everyday disinfectants. Unless there was blood all over the doorknob and you cut your hand open while opening it and rubbed your wound into the blood there's nothing to worry about.\n\nBlood or semen. That's it.
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Oral sex can indeed transmit HIV. However, the chances are fairly minimal, but the main risk lies in the possibility of open cuts in the mouth or on the genital region. HIV is transmitted via blood and seminal/vaginal fluids, and those can get into open cuts and cause the infection. This is why those who wear braces, and those have recently brushed their teeth, should not engage in oral sex.\n\nIf you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact your local department of public health. Free testing is available, as well as risk reduction, and post-infection counseling.
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Can I get HIV from oral sex?      \n\nThere is considerable debate within the HIV/AIDS prevention community regarding the risk of transmission of HIV through oral sex. What is currently known is that there is some risk associated with performing oral sex without protection; (there have been a few documented cases of HIV transmission through oral sex). While no one knows exactly what that risk is, cumulative evidence indicates that the risk is less than that of unprotected anal or vaginal sex. The risk from receiving oral sex, for both a man and a woman, is considered to be very low.\n\nCurrently, risk reduction options when performing oral sex on a man (fellatio) include the use of latex condoms, but also include withdrawal before ejaculation without a condom (avoiding semen in the mouth) and/or refraining from this activity when cuts or sores are present in the mouth.\n\nWhen performing oral sex on a woman (cunnilingus), moisture barriers such as a dam (sheet of latex), a cut-open and flattened condom, or household plastic wrap can reduce the risk of exposure to vaginal secretions and/or blood.\n\nIf you have other questions about oral sex and HIV, call the CDC National AIDS Hotline at 1-800-342-2437 (English), 1-800-344-7432 (Spanish), or 1-800-243-7889 (TTY).
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Not much research has been done on this - so no one really knows. But any exchange of bodily fluids and there is a risk of infection. My guess would be you may risk not only bacterial and viral infection; but more likely fungal infection too. It is doubtful if HIV can be transmitted by oral - but no one really knows for sure. Sexual intercourse has proved a health risk for girls at a very young age - cervical damage - leading to cervical cancer in later life. Anal sex obviously, spreads infection like HIV.
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There is a lowered chance that a person performing oral sex on an AIDS infected man will get AIDS.  HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) is spread through semen, but that infected semen has to get into the blood stream of the other person.  That will only happen if the person giving the oral sex has open sores or wounds in their mouth.  Oral sex is a LOWER risk behavior for HIV infection, but it is still risky.  Use a flavored condom or dental dam anytime you give or receive oral sex.  And remember, there's more than just AIDS out there.
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Yes. Any exchange of bodily fluids CAN result in the transmission of HIV or AIDS, although the risk is smaller when it is oral. \n\n"HIV is found in varying concentrations or amounts in blood, semen, vaginal fluid, breast milk, saliva, and tears. "\n- http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/transmission.htm\n\n"The risk of HIV transmission from an infected partner through oral sex is much smaller than the risk of HIV transmission from anal or vaginal sex. Because of this, measuring the exact risk of HIV transmission as a result of oral sex is very difficult."\n-http://www.avert.org/orlsx.htm#q3
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There's a very, very, VERY slim chance, but given certain circumstances, yes you can. For example, say you had a cut in your mouth, or even tiny, microscopic cuts in between your gums such as from flossing, and the person you are kissing is infected with HIV and he or she too has a cut or miscroscopic cuts from flossing and some of the infected fluid gets into your blood stream through your cut, then yes, technically you can get HIV, but this is seriously very rare.
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HERE IS ONE RESPONSE SIMILIAR TO YOUR QUESTION:\n\nYou cannot get HIV from contact with saliva alone, so insertive oral sex (that is a man receiving oral sex) is safe. The only way insertive oral sex could present some risk is if your sex partner had sufficient amounts of blood in her mouth (from recent dental work or other dental problems for example) and your penis came into direct contact with blood. But you’d hopefully notice if your partner had blood in her mouth.\n\nYou can get other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) from insertive oral sex. The more common ones include gonorrhea, chlamydia, and non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU). These usually can be treated easily with antibiotics. You may also get syphilis (which usually can be treated easily with antibiotics (if identified early enough) and herpes (which can’t be cured but can be treated). A useful table of STDs and associated risks can be found online. It also contains detailed information about each STD.\n\nHERE IS ONE MORE, POSSIBLY BETTER ANSWER:\n\nIt is possible for the person sucking to be infected, but it is generally thought to be rare. The risk is from the semen coming into contact with the mouth, gumline, and throat, which often have cuts or other infections that can facilitate transmission. For example, a throat infection, a chancre sore, a cut from a recent brushing or flossing. Safer oral sex would include\n\n  making sure your mouth is in good shape \n \n  inspecting the penis for any discharge or sores \n \n  not brushing or flossing for several hours before sex (use mouthwash instead) \n \n  sucking gently (i.e. no slamming agaist the back of your throat or using your teeth) \n \n  pulling out before ejaculation \n \n  sucking only the shaft \n \n  or using a condom (without any nasty tasting spermicide (nonoxynol-9) on it). \n \n\nPrecum can be infectious. For example, if the person has a secondary infection in their urethra, there would be lots of white blood cells fighting the infection in the tip of the urethra. These white blood cells would be pushed out first by the precum, and in this way, precum could potentially have a high concentration of HIV.
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It is very uncommon to contract HIV from woman-to-woman sexual contact.\n\nHowever, it is still possible! The HIV virus can be present in vaginal fluids, blood, and breast milk. It is recommended to always use condoms with shared toys. There is a potential for HIV to be transmitted through any contact of bodily fluids (via an open sore in the mouth, for example).
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Yes.  The reason HIV is spread through sex is because the tissues in "those" areas are susceptible to microscopic tearing because of the repetitive friction of sexual activities.  The "cuts" are so small, most people aren't even aware of them.
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As far as is known, no-one has ever caught AIDS by kissing because there is such a very small concentrate of the virus in saliva.  All known cases have been through blood contact or exchange of bodily fluids during sex.\n\nhttp://www.freewebs.com/spiritualhealing
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All the same ones you can get from vaginal or anal sex.  The probability of say HIV/AIDS, or other fluid transmitted disease is low but can happen. It is most dangerous if you have open sores in or near your mouth.  Other things like herpes, gonorrhoea and such can be transmitted to the mouth or around the mouth.  Advise is to be sure of your partners STD status and use protection for all sexual activity.\n\nTerry