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Q: Recurrent chest infection a sign of HIV?
asked by: DoctorQuestion on October 26th, 2009
i have had sex with two prostitutes but one was blowjob with condom and other was penetrative sex with condom .....can i get hiv with condom and by touching and kissing on boobs .............my blood report cbc is ok but i am having recurrent chest infection and having fever for more than a month my afb is also negative ........apart from 99 f fever and chest infection which includes breathing difficulties and a very little cough with no sputum ...........my sex expereicence was in 2006 and 2008 others i have never did it again .....................plz reply


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Dr. Andrijana Shterjovska , MD
replied on November 2nd, 2009
HIV and AIDS Answer A7713
Given the data you provided (you have experienced heterosexual oral and penetrative intercourse with a condom), it is highly unlikely that you are infected with HIV. If the condom was not broken, then it served as a mechanical barrier through which HIV cannot pass. In cases when men wear a condom, they are also generally protected from other bacteria as well.

Infection transmission for HIV requires contact between mucosa and skin with sores (for the blood to come into contact). HIV is very sensitive to outer environmental conditions and cannot live outside the body for very long.

The chest problem you are experiencing is probably a separate condition unrelated to HIV. You might want to visit a specialist for infective diseases or a pulmonologist (specialist in respiratory diseases) for diagnosis and treatment options. A physical examination, X-ray, CBC and other serology (blood) tests might be needed for a definitive diagnose.




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