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I want to know when HIV can be found in blood. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, What is the period that the HIV will be detected in blood by using available test methods? Please give minimum and maximum period details. Thanks. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) can be detected by some tests as early as four days of exposure if negative conclusive results suggest HIV negative after three months of exposure. I hope this information will help you. Thanks. Read Full »
I had protected sex. Can I still get HIV?
Query: Hi doctor, I had protected sex 75 days ago and tested for STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease), syphilis, chlamydia, herpes, and HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). It came negative after three weeks. Again, after eight weeks, test with EIA (Enzyme Immunoassay) is done. HIV came negative. Is there an... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The chances of transmission of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) by protected intercourse is impossible if used in a right manner. The HIV test is negative after eight weeks is good. The chances of HIV test results coming positive is impossible after eight weeks. You can... Read Full »
Should I retest for HIV after 6 months of exposure?
Query: Hi doctor, I had unprotected sex with a sex worker and after exactly 12 weeks of exposure, I did an HIV 1 and 2 antibodies and HIV 1 and 2 P24 combo test. It came negative. But, some guidelines advise repeating the test after six months. Should I consider my test conclusive or test again after six m... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. HIV antibodies are formed two to six weeks post exposure. Three months is the latest time given. If the antibodies tests are negative after three months of exposure, then it is conclusive that you are free from HIV, provided there is no further risky exposure. You ne... Read Full »
I got cut from an infected carton while shopping. Is it possible for me to get infected from HIV?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a concern regarding something I saw while supermarket shopping yesterday. In the refrigerator, I chose a chicken carton with sharp edges that cut me and caused me to bleed. It was kept in a frigid refrigerator. A drug addict stood in front of me and chose from the same location.... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I looked through the picture (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). The probability of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) transmission by the previously mentioned actions is, in my opinion is nil. The likelihood of an HIV patient's contaminated bloo... Read Full »
I stepped on my pant that touched the blood on the floor. Are there any chances of acquiring HIV?
Query: Hello doctor, I stepped in an elevator today, and there was this reddish fluid on the floor, which I think was blood, so I stepped on it accidentally. I was also wearing baggy pants, so the lower part of my pants leg was also touching the floor. When I came home 15 minutes later, I took my shoes and... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for the query. Intact skin is an effective barrier to HIV. If there are bleeding wounds, there are possibilities of transmission of HIV. If the wounds have healed or are non-bleeding, the chances of HIV Transmission are nil. Firstly all that is red need not be ... Read Full »
Can I get HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) through protected anal sex?
Query: Hi doctor.I had sex with a social sex worker with an intact condom. But the oral sex was unprotected and lasted for a few seconds. I am concerned about sexually transmitted diseases, especially HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection. Does it get transmitted through oral sex? Through the intern... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com Thank you for the query. Unprotected oral sex with the infected person does not transmit (HIV) human immunodeficiency virus unless there are bleeding wounds in the oral cavity. Protected intercourse with an intact condom prevents the HIV infection. So you do not need PEP... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, My son has a small bleeding cut and soon after that, he shook hands with an African guy who may or may not be having any wounds as he works in a restaurant. After two and a half weeks my son suffers from fever, cough, and sore throat. I am suspecting it can be a primary infection of HI... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, I am here to offer my professional insight into your medical issues. The chances of transmission of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) by shaking hands are nil. The probability of the African guy having a bleeding wound that can infect your son is very unlikely. Such cases have not been repor... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, Please check the two pictures I have sent, the little wound on the finger is my daughter's. The big wound is our friend's wound. My daughter had a small wound on her finger that I had not seen and had not put a band-aid on it, and we were visiting some friends. One of our friends had a... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the photos and details (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity), and understand your concern. If the child's wound was covered with a band-aid, the chances of the wound coming in contact with the person's blood would be nil. Not all ... Read Full »
Can HIV get transmitted through small cuts at the base of the penis?
Query: Hello doctor,I have had a sexual encounter (risky one) in which I wore a condom. At the base of the penis, I had three small cuts, which I sustained during shaving 5-6 hours before the encounter. The cuts were very small and not bleeding (bled a little bit when I sustained them, and two days later, ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The chances of transmission of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) by protected intercourse with an HIV-positive person is almost nil if used in the right manner. Here if there is an open or bleeding wound that has likely come in contact with infected fluid, there is a ... Read Full »
Will HIV transmit through a cut injury in the finger while feeding food?
Query: Hi doctor, My mother got a cut on her finger, but there was no bleeding. After that, she washed clothes and utensils. A few hours later, she fed food with her hands to a two-year-old baby. Will the HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) transmit? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to iciniq.com. I understand your concern. Is your mother HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) positive? That is important first. If not, there is nothing to worry about at all. If positive, the chances of transmission of HIV by the given description are almost nil to none. Kind regards. Read Full »