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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.
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.
Does sexual contact with many partners increase the risk of getting HIV?
Yes it does.
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.
If you've had chlamydia in the past is it easier to get HIV?
It's easier to get HIV while you have chlamydia because of changes in the reproductive tract due to infection. Also, if you haven't changed the risk factors that made getting chlamydia possible, you are also at risk for HIV. I don't know of any research or mechanism by which past chlamydia can increase the risk of future HIV.
Does breastfeeding reduce the risk of contracting HIV?
Yes, there are reports that say that HIV positive mothers who are breastfeeding will reduce the risk of the baby contracting 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 the reuse of angiography catheter cause HIV or risk of HIV?
only if patient has HIV to begin with.
If you vamp someone that has HIV do you get HIV?
It's a very high risk.
High risk behaviors that spread HIV?
High risk behaviors that spread HIV are unprotected sex and sharing needles.
Which blood group is at a high risk of contracting HIV?
HIV risk is not linked to blood groups, it is linked to life style.
