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What Are The Chances Of Contracting HIV After Kissing A Person With Mouth Sore?

A year ago,i kissed someone who had a mouth sore,i later learnt that mouth sores are symptoms of hiv and i dont know the persons hiv status,i've been having abdominal pain and i also have yeast infection even before i kissed him but im having the yeast infection treated and it seems like its working,am i at risk of being hiv positive?
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Hai,
Mouth sores are one of the symptoms of HIV,but it is not that all persons with mouthsore will have HIV.Saliva is not a carrier of HIV.Open mouth & deep kissing has a chance of HIV Transmission if there is bleeding mouth sore or bleeding gums,with exchange of blood while kissing
Dont worry, your symptoms of abdominal pain may be unconnected with HIV. Since that happened a year ago , an ELISA test for HIV antibody can be done to clear all your worries.
= DR.VASUKI
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What Are The Chances Of Contracting HIV After Kissing A Person With Mouth Sore?

Hai, Mouth sores are one of the symptoms of HIV,but it is not that all persons with mouthsore will have HIV.Saliva is not a carrier of HIV.Open mouth & deep kissing has a chance of HIV Transmission if there is bleeding mouth sore or bleeding gums,with exchange of blood while kissing Dont worry, your symptoms of abdominal pain may be unconnected with HIV. Since that happened a year ago , an ELISA test for HIV antibody can be done to clear all your worries. = DR.VASUKI