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So after reading the "bumped" post I'm not sure if I trust the answer I got from boondock. Is he one of the folks that you're referring to? Should I or anyone else on here only trust answers from Teak, Nursegirl or Lizzie?
I appreciate the answer Lizzie. Just one more question. Why is oral sex no risk yet breast fed babies are definitely at risk.?That doesn't make sense to me.
Teak, nursegirl, Lizzie? Do you guys know the answer to this? A baby being infected by breast milk would be no different then an oral sex situation as far as I can see. So why can't you contract it through oral sex if you can contract it drinking breast milk?
Babies do not have a real immune system yet and they get a lot of breast milk from the mother. HIV is in breast milk but it is not in saliva. Saliva actually helps inhibit the HIV virus.
IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN INFECTED...ars symptoms would come at 2-4 weeks after infection and last for 1-2 weeks.