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India
August 7, 2007 3:38am CST
Can Aids Also Be Transmitted Through Saliva Transmission?
5 responses
@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
25 Aug 07
No, you'd have to drink about 2 liters of HIV+ spit in order to ingest enough virus to give you the disease. I'm a health educator.
@ryanphil01 (4182)
• Philippines
7 Aug 07
As per research, it has been found out that Saliva is NOT considered to be infectious. The only time saliva would pose a risk would be if it had blood present in it. There are no documented cases of HIV transmission through saliva. A protein in the mouth (lysozyme) attaches itself to the surface of blood cells and blocks infection by HIV appears to be present in the mucous membrane in the mouth at a level sufficient to reduce the concentration of HIV in saliva to non-infectious levels. Urine and Tears are NOT considered infectious. While HIV has been found in urine and tears, it is not concentrated in an amount sufficient for transmission. Sweat, Feces, Vomit are NOT considered infectious. HIV has never been found in these materials. The only possible risk would be if blood were present. Source: http://www.aidsprojectsouthernvermont.org/learn/transmission.html
@sirus14 (97)
• Taiwan
7 Aug 07
and perspiration.
@sirus14 (97)
• Taiwan
7 Aug 07
yes. I think so.
• United States
7 Aug 07
No, you could drink a gallon of someone saliva who had aids and nothing would happen at all. Now if they had a cut and bled or something like that, then yes you are at risk. Get me some ratings man! Thanks and good luck Christopher.