HELP ME PLEASE ??? - HIV Prevention Message Board

07-13-2002, 12:11 PM

I WAS PLAYING SOCCER WITH A BUNCH OF LADS WHEN SUDDENLY A FREIND OF MINE TACKLED ME HARD AND SENT ME TUMBLING DOWN . THERE WAS A GRAZE ( OPEN WOUND ) ON MY KNEE . MY FRIEND CAME TO MY AID AND PLACE HIS SWEATY HANDS ON MY KNEE ( OPEN WOUND ) . I HAVE BECOME WORRIED EVERSINCE THEN ( 2 DAYS AGO WE PLAYED SOCCER ) . DO U THINK I CAN GET INFECTED WITH HIV IF HE IS A HIV PATIENT ??? I THINK HE IS INFECTED CAUSE HE HAS SEX WITH PROSTITUE ALMOST EVERY SATURDAY .... SO DO U THINK I CAN GET INFECTED WITH HIV ???? PLS ANSWER ME ................

07-13-2002, 04:15 PM

I don't think you have anything to worry about. The only way hiv can be transmitted is if hiv infected blood, semen, or vaginal fluids gets into your bloodstream. Even though hiv is in saliva, urine, sweat, and tears, it is in such small amounts that it would be extremly rare to become infected by these fluids. The CDC has a fact sheet that tells you how hiv can and cannot be transmitted. Check it out at [url="http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/transmission.htm"]www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/transmission.htm[/url]
I hope this helps.