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True or False. . .
1. You can get HIV from a toilet seat.
False. HIV is not an airborne or food-borne virus, and it does not live long outside the body, where its found in blood, semen, breast milk or vaginal fluids of an infected person. It is not transmitted by day-to-day contact, through shaking hands, hugging, or a casual kiss. You cannot become infected from a toilet seat, a drinking fountain, a doorknob, dishes, drinking glasses, food, or pets.
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True It is possible for either partner to become infected with HIV through performing or receiving oral sex. If the person performing oral sex has HIV, blood from their mouth may enter the body of the person receiving oral sex through the lining of the urethra (the opening at the tip of the penis); the lining of the vagina or cervix; the lining of the anus; or directly into the body through small cuts or open sores. If the person receiving oral sex has HIV, their blood, semen (cum), pre-seminal fluid (pre-cum), or vaginal fluid may contain the virus. Cells lining the mouth of the person performing oral sex may allow HIV to enter their body.
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False. A tabloid story circulated on the Internet claimed the CDC had discovered a mutation of HIV transmitted through air. In reality, HIV is not transmitted through air or water, or through casual contact. The main ways it is spread are sexual contact (anal, oral and vaginal), needle-sharing or breastfeeding.
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False. In America, homosexual men were the first "group" to show up with symptoms of AIDS, but this wasnt necessarily true in other countries. In most of Europe, for example, the first cases were among people who had traveled to West Africa, regardless of sexual orientation.
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True, but unlikely today. The risk of HIV transmission exists when instruments contaminated with blood are not sterilized or disinfected, or are used inappropriately between clients. If instruments intended to penetrate the skin are used once and then disposed of, or thoroughly cleaned and sterilized between clients, the risk is eliminated. Local health departments monitor the sterilization techniques of tattoo/piecing establishments.
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False and irrelevant. There are no actual accounts of such tampering with condiments (or other food items) at any fast-food restaurants, so this urban legend fails to hold water. But HIV cannot be transmitted through food and drink, anyway.
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cousin is infected with HIV. When he comes to dinner, we should use disposable plates and utensils and avoid eating and drinking after him.
False. HIV cannot be transmitted through casual contact. This includes using the same eating utensils and drinking glasses; hugging and kissing; and touching doorknobs, toilet seats or other objects that have been touched by an infected person.
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False. You need to be tested again in six months, in case you were exposed too recently for antibodies to show up. Most people will develop detectable antibodies within two to eight weeks (the average is 25 days). Ninety seven percent will develop antibodies in the first three months following the time of their infection. But in very rare cases, it can take up to six months to develop antibodies to HIV
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