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Health care professionals should be extremely careful when working with HIV patients. Some precautions include:
- Hand washing after direct contact
- When direct contact with blood is a possibility, using gloves, masks, aprons, or other protective barriers
- Safe disposal of needles and medical waste
- Covering cuts with a waterproof dressing
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Can anyone get HIV?
Anyone can get HIV if exposed to the virus.
Can you marry a woman with HIV?
You have that choice. However, you need to understand the possible consequences and precautions you would need to take should you marry her.
What problems lead to millions of people getting HIV?
* The fact that partners aren't loyal to one another in telling them that they have HIV * the don't know if they have HIV, because they haven't gone for a test * people don't take the necessary precautions
Will chlamydia stay in your system if you are exposed to HIV?
Chlamydia is curable whether or not someone has HIV.
Do healthcare workers use standard precautions with a HIV patient?
Yes; and they use standard precautions with all patients as well.
What are precautions used in SA to ensure that blood products are hiv free?
no.
How likely are females with chlamydia to get HIV?
If you are infected with chlamydia, you will be more likely to be infected with HIV, if exposed.
If the condom comes off can you be exposed to hiv?
yes
Does a woman with AIDS have much HIV virus?
Yes; a person with AIDS can infect a sexual partner with the HIV if proper precautions are not taken.
How do you prevent getting HIV positive?
by having safe sex and universal precautions.
You rode a gay boy does that mean you have HIV?
It doesn't mean that you have aids, but are at risk for getting HIV with this activity without proper protection. You should see a doctor and be tested to be sure you don't have HIV. Next time you do this kind of activity, you should use a condom and take proper precautions so you won't contract HIV.
What do people get their blood tested for when they have been exposed to HIV?
It is tested to determine if the body is producing antibodies to HIV.
