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About Kristen Brannock, MPH
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I can answer any of your 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 be an HIV/AIDS counselor and I am a member of CARES- Carolina AIDS Resource Education Service.

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CARES and trained by the Red Cross
I also have my Master of Public Health in Health Behavior and Health Education.

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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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AIDS - stiff neck


Expert: Kristen Brannock, MPH - 5/29/2009

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respected madam

i am karan, i had protected sex with a prostitute 2 weeks back.i kissed her.i had no bleeding gums or open sore in my mouth.i had unprotected fellatio and had no open sore or cut on my penis.i used the condom properly.

after 1 week after getting up in the morning i had severe stiff neck.i was able to move it leftwards very easily but not rightwards..now after 4 days the stiffness has almost gone and meanwhile no other symptoms of hiv no fever, headache nothing at all.
i read somewhere about viral meningitis. does viral meningitis comes after 1 week of exposure and does it come with just stiff neck or any other symptom also.my neck pain is almost gone away totally.
plz guide me i am really scared..
i just had :
1.kissing with no open sore in mouth.
2.insertive fellatio with no open sore on penis.
3.protected sex with condom on properly.

Answer
You need to see a doctor for any symptoms you have or questions about meningitis etc.

Kissing does not transmit HIV. However, you do not need sores in your mouth- the entire mouth can absorb the virus without sores.

The person performing oral sex is at risk, not the one receiving it.

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