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Q: a Friend With Hiv

asked by: iceysilver_61 on April 16th, 2004

New User

I was cooking once with my friend that has hiv and her saliva came in contact with what I was cooking. I know everyone says you can't get it that way but I am still worried about having hiv...

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zilbucks

replied on May 5th, 2004

Experienced User

You cannot get it that way, but if you are worried get tested so you that you can relax a bit.

insurancegirl

replied on May 14th, 2004

Extremely eHealthy

I'm not sure about saliva getting in contact with food you eat, but I do know that there are possibilities of contracting aids through saliva, directly, because when we are taking swabs for our life insurance policies, we test for aids/hiv from the swab.

~jennifer~

paulv

replied on July 29th, 2004

Experienced User

Risk Level- Low

Almost impossible. Unless you have bleeding gums, I wouldn't worry.

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