A 35-year-old member asked:
I tell boyfriends no sex before you can get your blood tested for aids/hiv?
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Dr. Joseph Woodsanswered
Pathology 30 years experience
Good idea/others too: That is a good idea. You cannot know people's past history for sure, but you can rule out to the best ability whether or not they have been infected with something like hiv, also other diseases, like syphilis and gonorrhea. Safe practice, like condoms also helps.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
I just took a shower and I think I had dried up blood under my nail can I get HIV / aids from this ?
Dr. Louis Petrieanswered
Travel Medicine 37 years experience
HIV acquisition: My first question would be is where you acquired the blood under your nails? Overall I believe your overall chances for getting an HIV infection would... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Can you get aids from blood to blood contact through a person that is not infected with the aids HIV virus?
Dr. Kenneth Chenganswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
No, but others....: Blood or body fluid contact from someone who is not hiv/aids positive will not cause hiv/aids in the other person. However, there are other infectiou... Read More
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh commented
Pathology 51 years experience
Hepatitis B is a larger risk than HIV.
May 28, 2012
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Can you get hep c or hiv/ aids from touching dry blood and then rubbing your eyes?
Dr. I. Jay Freedmananswered
Dentistry 45 years experience
Hep C yes!: If the dried blood that touched the mucous membrane of your eyes is infected with the Hep C virus, than yes there is a possibility you could get infec... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me about HIV aids blood test two or three years just one time after infection the result can be true or false. please help how shoul I do for accurate?
A Verified Doctoranswered
Rheumatology 54 years experience
See details: If you tested negative after 2-3 years then you are negative and do not have the virus.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
My doctor found a trace of blood in my urine. What can that possibly mean? I already got tested to see if I have hiv/aids, any std's & came back neg.
A Verified Doctoranswered
Urology 53 years experience
Trace blood ...: The urine from patients with trace blood in urine chemstrip test should be further tested with microscopic examination to confirm if there are red blo... Read More
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