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Just for clarification and until we have a facts section I wanted to add this on the off chance that anyone did not know these facts.

Sweat: Does not contain the HIV virus thus it cannot be transmitted through contact

Urine & Feces: There is not enough of the virus present in these bodily wastes to transmit the HIV virus (unless blood is present)

Saliva: Little evidence to show that HIV is even present in saliva at any level and some evidence suggests that HIV dies in saliva in small amounts. They did a test of 79 HIV infected persons and out of the 79 only one of them had HIV detected in his saliva. Which at the same time he was suffering from thrush and throat sores and lesions.

Tears: Does not contain any or a sufficient amount of the virus to transmit it.

Another tid bit that some do not realize is that HIV is only transmitted through a certain level of the virus such as is present in blood - breast milk - vaginal secretions and semen.

Froix · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:24 pm Post subject:

I've always thought blood, vaginal secretions and semen. How high exactly is the virus level in breast milks. Does one have a higher or lower level than the other?

green · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:27 pm Post subject:

I thought the virus was present in all body fluids with the exception of saliva and sweat. I did not know that the virus is not present in urine. Its good to know that.

sophie · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:46 pm Post subject:

That is a useful blog. I did not know about the urine portion either. I head there was a small chance with the saliva. It’s all about knowing what you are doing with the right person
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mamatito33 · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject:

That is good to know, but you know in the health care dept. They stress wearing gloves and not getting any of these other fluids on you if you are in contact with an infected person to insure not getting it. Is this information out there for everyone to see? I mean, when a nurse puts on 2 or 3 pairs of gloves to make sure they dont get it just to take your temp. It makes you wonder.

mamatito33 · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject:

That is good to know, but you know in the health care dept. They stress wearing gloves and not getting any of these other fluids on you if you are in contact with an infected person to insure not getting it. Is this information out there for everyone to see? I mean, when a nurse puts on 2 or 3 pairs of gloves to make sure they dont get it just to take your temp. It makes you wonder.

bizofwords · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:03 pm Post subject:

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mamatito33 · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject:

My neighbor is a CNA and she used to work in the hospital. She now works in a public clinic. She told me once that although they tell the public that you can not get HIV through kissing, ect. That they take classes that warn them not to allow an infected persons saliva to come in contact with their skin, and other bodily fluids.
I'm not saying that I believe that you CAN get it through these other bodily fluids, but they were really stressing to her and the others that even if a patient is sweating, they should take every precaution. It bothered her, and she was telling me about it. She said that they never came out and said that it was contagious that way, but they almost implied it. I'm just telling what she came across in the medical profession.

mabel normand · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:45 pm Post subject:

And what's wrong with the teensiest bit of stigma, of fear? Stigma is what keeps you aware that you are interacting with a person with a potentially terminal contagion, like TB or Hep C. Fear is what keeps you both safe. So it makes you all oosty to to the responsible thing and tell someone you might be HIV-positive; you think it doesn't concern the other party in the slightest that they have to do the civil thing and continue interacting with you? However do you expect to enlighten the ignorant? Lecturing people about intolerance and fear is a bit offputting.

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