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How come if it takes a lot of blood to catch HIV you can catch it by sharing a needle?
It doesn't take a lot of blood to catch HIV ! A single drop of infected blood is enough !
Can o blood type contract the aids virus?
Yes. No blood type is immune from the HIV virus.
If a guy with HIV gets scratched with a nail and the blood on that nail dried up and there is no drop of blood on it and someone gets scraped with that nail will he get HIV?
HIV needs body warmth in order to survive and so if it is cold enough for the blood to dry..........
Can you catch HIV from an infected baby?
You can't from casual contact from the baby. If exposed to the blood, then it is possible.
What do you catch first HIV or aids?
You catch HIV first because HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
Can sharks catch HIV?
No, only humans and monkey's can catch HIV. (HIV in monkey's has a different name)
Can you get HIV if you catch chickenpox from someone with HIV?
Yes, a history of herpes doesn't provide immunity from chickenpox.
Can you catch HIV from fighting another person and they bleed?
Yes if you have a cut or broken skin and the HIV infected persons blood enters the cut or broken skin.
Can blood transfusions cause HIV?
Blood transfusions can't cause HIV, but if a carrier of HIV would donate blood, then whoever gets that blood can catch HIV from the donated blood.It happened a few times when HIV had just started to spread, but nowadays there are testing procedures in place to stop that from happening.
Can you get AIDS if someone touches your cut?
It would be highly unlikely to catch HIV by someone touching your cut.
Can you get aids from whiping someone?
aids can be sexually transmitted but you can also catch it from the blood of a person infected by aids (hiv)
Can you catch HIV from a mosiquito?
Mosquito's do not transmit HIV.
