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Syphilis can cause open sores. That definitely increases the chances of infection.
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Does a narcotic increase your risk of HIV?
The use of narcotics can increase your risk of HIV if their abuse affects your judgment about sexual safety. The safe, prescribed use of narcotics doesn't increase the risk of HIV.
Do you pose risk of hiv when attending dental clinick?
Routine infection control techniques prevent the transmission of HIV in the dental clinic. If your dentist is using standard procedures, there is no risk of HIV transmission.
Can marijuana increase the risk of becoming infected with HIV?
No.
Does having an STD increase the risk of contracting HIV?
Yes; having a STD absolutely does increase your chances of contracting HIV.
What practice assumes that all blood and certain body fluids pose a risk for transmission of HIV?
The practice known as universal precautions makes the assumption that those bodily fluids pose a risk for transmission of HIV.
Genital sores caused by syphilis do not increase the chance of contracting HIV during sexual activity?
yes
Does having an STD affect the risk of HIV?
Yes it does; you are more apt to catch HIV if infected with a STI.Since the STDs reduce you immune system response, your immune system is less likely to protect you from the HIV infection.Yes having STDs such as herpes and chlamydia does increase the risk of getting and spreading HIV.
Can you get HIV from uninfected multiple sexual partners?
Being promiscuous (having a lot of sexual partners) does not create HIV - you have to be infected by one of your partners (or by some other means on transmission). The fact that you are promiscuous (have a lot of sexual partners) does not significantly increase your risk of contracting HIV. The risk would arise if you were not having safer sex with them.
Does sexual contact with many partners increase the risk of getting HIV?
Yes it does.
Have a aids by mouth sex?
Yes it is possible, but HIV transmission from an infected partner through oral sex is much smaller than the risk of HIV transmission from anal or vaginal sex.
How does an STD reduce the risk of getting HIV?
STDs do not reduce the risk of getting HIV. In fact, STDs increase the risk of getting HIV. Any STD elicits an immune response. Its almost like ringing the dinner bell for HIV. Most infections pull CD4 immune cells (cells that HIV infects) to the site of infection (usually). This increases the risk of infection.
You have finger eczema or dermatits and you got semen on it Can you contract Hiv?
No. This would not be considered a transmission risk.
