Can semen and/or saliva get you infected w/ HIV, if so why and in what conditions?

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Semen and most body fluids, except saliva, urine, or sweat, are potential sources of HIV. (Saliva or urine can transmit HIV if blood is present.)

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Yes, in any conditions.

These body fluids have been shown to contain high concentrations of HIV:

blood
semen
vaginal fluid
breast milk
other body fluids containing blood

Any exchange of bodily fluids will get you infectd. You better protect yourself!

semen can, and so can saliva but it takes a lot of saliva, (like 4 litres i think they say). if you have any kind of unprotected sex you can get infected, you can also be infected by blood if it gets into your body.

bodily fluids can be infectious, but i'm not sure about saliva, if deep kissing is involved i guess it can.

Semen and saliva both carry the HIV virus IF the person is infected. You are way, WAY more likely to get it through Semen, through vaginal or anal sex. Oral sex. eh. I hear both ways. If you dont have any cuts in your mouth, you are safer (but not safe). If you swallow, the virus does die in the stomach acid but again. if you have cuts in your mouth, theres a chance.

Basically if you're going to be with someone who is HIV+, just use protection. Condoms and dental damns.

From everything ive read you cant get HIV by kissing another person, unless they have a cut or sore in their mouth. and even then that'd ahve to be some deep snogging!

HIV can be transmitted by any bodily fluid and it is transmitted through an opening in your body. I.E. mouth, nose, genitalia, or open sores.
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Ohio University Health classes

HIV can be passed by saliva or semen or blood..intimate contact..through open exposed skin, mucous membranes, your state of health at time of exposure also plays into chance of exposure, are you sick or have low immunity?.better chance in contracting Hepatitis versus HIV..if concerned have a anonymous HIV test..

Semen has the highest concentration of HIV, however in contrast saliva has the lowest, there will have to be blood in the saliva in order to contract HIV or you have to drink about a gallon of some one spit to it.

Semen and saliva both carry the HIV virus if the person has HIV. You are way, WAY more likely to get it through Semen, through vaginal or anal sex. If you dont have any cuts in your mouth, you are safer (but not safe). If you swallow, the virus does die in the stomach acid but again. if you have cuts in your mouth, theres a chance.

Basically if you're going to be with someone who is HIV+, just use protection. Condoms and dental damns.

Yes it is possible, but like hepatitis.. it is at a lower incidence than through bloodbourne pathogens. Semen, spit are much more difficult to catch the disease through than an infected persons blood.

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