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Can I Get Sexually Infected Through Saliva?

Hi,

I made a horrible mistake last week when on vacation with friends and allowed a prostitute to give me a handjob. She spit on her hand and rubbed me. Besides the extreme guilt, now I fear infectious risk. Should I be tested or is this a situation of no risk. Thanks for your answer and help. Sorry to have to ask this disgusting question.
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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hello
thanks for using health care magic

All questions are important so long as it concerns someone's health.

Saliva is known to contain antibodies against HIV but infective viral
strains have not been isolated in the saliva of infected persons unless
that infected person is has wounds or ulcers in the mouth through which
blood leaks out.
Only saliva alone, the risk is minimal if not zero and you do not need to
worry.
However, screening to know one's HIV sero-status is always important to
guide on what measures to take. So i will recommend you do screening
even if the risk is minimal at least to be sure and certain of your
sero-status. An initial testing should be done now, then two others at
three months and at six months.

Hope this helps.
Best regards
Dr Achuo
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Can I Get Sexually Infected Through Saliva?

hello thanks for using health care magic All questions are important so long as it concerns someone s health. Saliva is known to contain antibodies against HIV but infective viral strains have not been isolated in the saliva of infected persons unless that infected person is has wounds or ulcers in the mouth through which blood leaks out. Only saliva alone, the risk is minimal if not zero and you do not need to worry. However, screening to know one s HIV sero-status is always important to guide on what measures to take. So i will recommend you do screening even if the risk is minimal at least to be sure and certain of your sero-status. An initial testing should be done now, then two others at three months and at six months. Hope this helps. Best regards Dr Achuo