Question 1

can i get hiv from a sharing cigarette if i have chapped/cut lips?

Accepted Answer

: You could get other infections, like herpes  with a chapped cut lips; but unlikely to acquire HIV with sharing of cigarette smoke.

Question 2

is it possible to get aids / hiv from sharing a cigarette?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Hiv is obtained through seminal fluids or blood. Unless you are smoking a blood-laden or semen-laden cigarette, you are at no risk. Saliva will not transmit the virus.

Question 3

i read flu and early hiv symptoms are similar.i had a cold/flu about 2 weeks after sharing a cigarette with a gay man.how can you tell the difference?

Accepted Answer

Early HIV symptoms: You can't tell difference between influenza (flu) & early HIV symptoms so prevention is best bet. With that said, you can't get HIV by sharing a cigarette so don't sweat it. On the other hand, if you've engaged in other practices (such as unprotected sex) that increase your risk for HIV & other stds, go see your family doc (or planned parenthood or county std clinic) for testing.

Question 4

can i get hiv by sharing e ciggarete?

Accepted Answer

Very Very Unlikely: It is very unlikely to get HIV by sharing Ciggarete with some one who is HIV Positive.The saliva of  HIV positive people is not contagius.

Question 5

what are the bad effects of sharing cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Should not: You should not share cigarettes because of increase risk of infection with strep, hepatitis , mono  from the saliva. If there is ulcer in mouth, one can get infected with HIV as well.

Question 6

can i get hiv by sharing a straw?

Accepted Answer

Very unlikely: Transmission by sharing a drinking straw is highly unlikely.  See this site for more info.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/transmission.html.

Question 7

can you spread hiv through sharing drinks?

Accepted Answer

Nope: You can only catch HIV from unprotected vaginal or anal sex, or sharing drug injection equipment with other people. The virus is not transmitted by sharing drinks or other nonsexual contact. No risk, no worries.

Question 8

is it possible to get hiv through sharing straws?

Accepted Answer

No: No.  There has never been a documented case of HIV spread by sharing straws.

Question 9

is it possible to get hiv from sharing a straw or a cup?

Accepted Answer

Extremely unlikely: The HIV virus has been found in saliva but in such low concentrations that possible infection from saliva is extremely remote.  In theory, however, it would be possible.

Question 10

is it possible to transmit/contract hiv by sharing a straw?

Accepted Answer

No: I wish they were all this easy to answer. You could conceivably catch infectious mononucleosis or CMV or the common cold / sore throat.

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I read flu and early hiv symptoms are similar.i had a cold/flu about 2 weeks after sharing a cigarette with a gay man.how can you tell the difference?

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