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Saliva and blood
Can you get hiv by saliva in contact with your blood? I am always biting my lips and make bleeding sores on the inside of my lips. Having a bleeding sore like that, i shared a bottle of water with another. I am worried that maybe his saliva left on the rim or the saliva in the water entered my bloodstream and got infected if the person is poz. I know that generally saliva does not transmit hiv but i don't know what happens if in contact to blood or if the infected person for example has a big viral load.
Thankyou
How many times do you have to be told you never had an exposure?
No it wouldn't because saliva is not infectious.
My apologies teak but would it make any difference ?
Would that depend on viral load ?
Saliva contains over a dozen different enzymes and proteins that inhibits HIV transmission. Yes saliva does contain HIV particles but they are not infectious.
Yes but all information i read said that saliva of a positive contains the virus i have never heard that it might contain the antibodies
There are no opinions here--I just gave you the facts.
Teak what is your oppinion upon this situation?
No you are not right,it contains the antibodies to the virus--not the virus itself.
But saliva contains the virus if the person is infected am i right? And it entered my bloodstream through my bitten lips
Saliva actually inhibits HIV transmission--no risk.
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