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Expert: Kristen Brannock, MPH - 4/20/2009


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I have read stuff online about canker sores/mouth ulcers and hiv. Some sites state that canker sores can cause fevers, but would that automatically mean hiv was at fault? Or could trauma to the mouth or too much acid cause an ulcer and fever?

Answer
Just because a person has a canker sore, that does not mean they have HIV...obviously.

I am not sure what you want to know.... Many different things cause fever...NOT just HIV. people get insanely worried about HIV and there is absolutely NO reason to. There are a zillion other illnesses one is much more likely to get, but people dont seem to care about those.

My advice- educate yourself about HIV and HIV transmission.

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Kristen Brannock, MPH

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I can answer questions concerning HIV infection and AIDS. This includes ways it can and cannot be transmitted, how it is treated, how it affects the body and methods to protect yourself. I can also answer questions concerning safer sex and contraception.

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I trained with the Red Cross to become an HIV/AIDS counselor and was a member of CARES- Carolina AIDS Resource Education Service in college. I have an MPH in Health Behavior and Health Education and conduct research in the field of HIV prevention. I also take continuing education courses in HIV/STI prevention periodically.

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Master of Public Health Health Behavior and Health Education UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (formerly UNC-CH School of Public Health)

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