A 25-year-old male asked:
can hiv be transferred if someone spat water on your face ( including eyes and mouth)?
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Dr. Nick Debnath answered
20 years experience ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Extremely unlikely: Unless there is visible blood in saliva, it is not considered a body fluid through which HIV can be transmitted.
Answered on Jul 28, 2014
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Dr. Donald Colantino answered
61 years experience Internal Medicine
Highly unlikely: HIV is essentially a blood borne virus and not usually transmitted by saliva.An infectious disease specialist is best qualified to answer your question,however.
Answered on Jul 28, 2014
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Dr. Mary Bergum answered
20 years experience Family Medicine
Sneeze: Unlikely to get blood borne disease -- more likely to get a cold or the flu. Hope you got your flu shot!
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clarence Lyons answered
20 years experience Family Medicine
Eye contact: Eye contact could be a route for infection. Likelihood is hard to say. Did you flush the eyes after the contact with your eyes?
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Joel Gallant answered
36 years experience Infectious Disease
No: There is absolutely no risk
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Glenn Messina answered
35 years experience Aesthetic Medicine
Negligible risk: I doubt you have any serious risk of either of these infections with the description you give.
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