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hellow . how ya doin . i would like to ask u that isit possible to pass aids through biting sum 1z hand like . u know wat i mean . i mean i beat this few junkiz up yea & they are most likely to have aids . one of them bit me on my thumb & my hand did bleed. anyway isit possible like to catch aids with a bite like that ?
thank u very much.
HIV transmission is possible in the case of a fight if a lot of blood is involved. However, the risk of HIV would be to the person biting and drawing blood, not the other person. Saliva does not transmit HIV and unless the person already had blood in their mouth when they bit you, the chances are extremely low.
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Kristen Brannock, MPH
Expertise
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.
Experience
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.
Education/Credentials
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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