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Expert: Kristen Brannock, MPH - 6/12/2005


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Dear Sir,

I received a mail a couple of days back stating ....

A small boy was infected by AIDS due to eating junk food.Apparently the vendor had AIDS who used to serve junk food on the roadside & he supposed to have cut his finger while serving this little boy. And this was diagnosed by a Doctor saying the AIDS was spread this way?

Would appreciate if you could reconfirm, if AIDS could be spread this way.

Thank you


Answer
HIV cannot be spread through food. It can, however, be spread through blood. I have not head about this "case" and I do not really believe it. If there was enough of a blood exchange, then transmission would be possible-but not from a small, microscopic drop-then it would extremely rare.  

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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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