Why is it advised not to share toth brush with an Hiv positive person?
494187
Where is the claim that the virus is "dead" once it leaves the body??? The virus is transmitted when an infected person shares bodily fluid with the fluid of another person. The virus isn't magically dead if it leaves the body - it exists within the fluid. This fluid can remain on the bristles of the toothbrush and toothbrushes are notorious for penetrating the gum walls of the mouth thus proving an effective way to the person's bloodstream (the other person's fluid - blood)\n\nAlso note that small traces of fecal matter can also be found on a toothbrush that has been left out on the sink or somewhere close to an open toilet. If the toilet seat is open when you flush, then small amounts of fecal and urine matter can travel up through the air and land on convenient places - like an exposed toothbrush. I'm not saying all fecal matter has the HIV virus, but storing your toothbrush inside the cabinet and NOT letting ANYONE else use it - would prevent unnecessary infection from various pathogens.\n\nMore information on the subject and especially on transmission methods can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV#Transmission
388471
There is nothing to worry about, the HIV can not pass torught air, just by blood, seminal fluids and by the mother to her children.\n\nJust dont try to lick him..........
742462
Why would you be more cautious if you were gay? HIV is a virus that does not know your sexual preference. You live under a common misconception that it does! If anything the majority of gay people that I have come across are more aware of the dangers of HIV than heterosexuals because like you they believe that HIV is a gay only illness, and it isn't! As for having random sex with strangers who are you to judge somebody Else's sex life, you can catch HIV even if you are in a long term relationship. Yes your friend may have taken stupid risks but now he is paying the price and has to live with that every day. Maybe you should spend less time in ignorance and more time in compassion. Your friend needs you don't let him down! Good Luck.
1048384
wait untill yuor married to a clean person then you wouldn't have to worry about crap like that. AIDS HERPES, DEATH STB= Seavualy Transmited Babys
931743
If the persons viral load is high then so are the chances of you getting  HIV. Now, If the persons viral load is low or undetectable there is less of a chance. I do NOT recommend taking the chance. It's a gamble also make sure this person is telling the truth Anyone can say there undetectable that don't mean it's true. If you want my advice,USE PROTECTION PLEASE
50378
Yes you can.\n\nThe best way to avoid HIV with another woman is to be monogamous.\n\nIf you want to practice "safe sex" in a lesbian relationship, use a dental dam (or other latex barrier).  This will greatly reduce the chance of fluid transfer.\n\nHIV infection between lesbians is much lower then between gay men or heterosexual couples, but it is not unheard of.  The best protection is simply to know your partner, and not sleep around.  As the old saying goes, when you sleep with somebody you also sleep with everybody they have been with in the past.
90796
if the female is HIV negative too you're safe , but is she is positive you both may get it, the chance is about 3-4% for female to male trasnmition, male to female has much greater chance of about 30%.\n \nbut you should know that exposing yourself to these high risk behaviours can be very dangerous and the risk is much greater  than having a safe relationship.
1134107
As others have said, HIV/AIDS is contracted through an exchange of bodily fluids...so, a person with HIV/AIDS would have to have their blood, saliva, breast milk, vaginal fluids, semen, etc. enter the bloodstream of another person or enter their system through an orifice, through a wound that leads to the blood stream, through a tear duct, etc. \n\nDepth isn't so much an issue as is the question of whether the infected person is bleeding or leaking a bodily fluid, and where that fluid comes into contact with another. \n\nIf you are worried about a specific incident, I suggest visiting the website for the "Center for Disease Control," or "The National AIDS Fund," or speaking with your health care provider or a member of your local HIV/AIDS testing agency.
936535
Don't listed to Lita, you can't get HIV from touching someone!  If you used protection it is unlikely that you would get HIV.  I would get tested for everything just to be safe.  If it comes back negative, get tested again in 6 months because sometimes the virus takes time to show up.    Be careful and make sure that you use protection every time!
608254
This is not a mode of transmission of HIV.In ur case,HIV cannot be transmitted becoz,\n1.The HIV is very sensitive and cannot live long when exposed to air.\n2.Your skin acts as an effective barrier.\nRemember Infection due to HIV occurs through:\n1. Unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected partner. Regular and consistent use of condoms during sexual intercourse means protected sex and minimizes the chances of getting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.\n2. Transfusion of infected blood or blood products.\n3. Use of infected needles as in injecting drug use or in health care settings.\n4. From mother to child.\n\nIf u are still very anxious,get urself tested.
684245
Very Very Unlikely.  You would have to cut the person with HIV and then immediately cut yourself with the same razor.  HIV can only live outside the human body for a few seconds to a minute so just make sure you clean things well and be careful.  You stand a bigger risk from hepatitis than HIV and even that is too remote a posibility to mention.
1125944
it is a possibility he can get infected.  We have minute open cracks sometimes on our skin without even realizing it.  If those cracks come in contact with blood or body fluid that is infected with the HIV virus, then there is definitely a possibility of contracting HIV.  If the person that gave the man the oral sex has an open sore or wound that may not be visible, and if the person receiving also has a small open sore or wound that is not visible, then yes it is highly likely that the person can contract HIV.  It is always best to use protection, common sense and to be careful.
608813
chances are slim...but still there is a risk. If she had any abrasions, cuts, or open sores in her mouth those open wounds are an open door for HIV to pass to your manhood. Get checked to make sure and to clear your head.
1054368
No.  There must be an exchange of body fluids to pass on HIV, and the body fluids of the HIV+ person must come in contact with the bloodstream of the other person.  \n\nIn order to pass on the disease, the scratch would have to draw blood and the HIV positive person would have to spit in the scratch or bleed into it.  A simple scratch would not pass the virus along.
601945
First off hiv needs blood.  Just simply touching something doesn't transfer the disease, they has to be broken skin and blood transfer, and then the one receiving has to have broken skin and receive the transfer on that area.  The toothbrush thing I believe was referring to people (eeewwww) that would brush their teeth and then had the brush, right then to their partner or someone else.\nIf you get infected body fluids on your person, in a faily short period of time, last time I heard it lived around 30 second, touched a cut or a orface then ya, you could, maybe get it, but that's alot of if's and maybe's.  If the disease spread that easily, we would all have it by now.  The thing I don't understand is what about mosquitoes?  They have the infected material, in their bodies, and move to the next person?  If I was to worry about something, that would be it.
481921
No, that's a deadly urban myth, file it away and forget about it.Unprotected sex {including oral} can transmit HIV regardless of what you do after the act!
714460
Yes. It is against the law to have unprotected sex if you know you have HIV. Or to give transfusions, or to do anything that will spread the HIV. There are a number of statutes covering this, not only in Indiana but almost everywhere in the civilized world. \nThere are public health statutes, and under the criminal code, knowingly exposing someone to HIV can be accounted as an assault.