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hello, i wonder if you can tell me that if i can get hiv from a person wbo is hiv infected by sharing the same drinking bottle if my gum bleeds a little. i always spit my saliva to see if my saliva is pure white or colored...in this case it was colored..so i assume my gum bleeeds at that moment. thank you.
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by Georgan Gregg: ()
What you are describing is known as “casual contact” & there is no risk of infection with HIV because this virus can only be transmitted by blood, semen or vaginal fluids from an infected person getting into the body of another person. Your saliva having blood in it doesn’t make any difference. Sex that involves penetration (oral, vaginal &/or anal) & drugs that share needles are the main ways HIV gets around. Scientists have studied households with HIV-positive people & there’s been nothing at all to say eating with or hugging or other “casual contact” activities have any risk of infection whatsoever.
Contact us again if you have more questions. Or phone the National AIDS Hotline at 800-342-AIDS (2437) anytime for free, anonymous information answered by a trained information specialist.
Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology
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