Can you get AIDs from...?

Question

Saliva? My brother and I are debating this fact and we just wanna know a solid answer. Can you get AIDs from:
-Making out with someone who has AIDs
-Sharing a drink with someone who has AIDs
-etc...

Serious answers appreciated. Thanks everyone!

Answer 1

no,u get aids through blood transfusion,sexual contact,(oral,also)a infected mother tranfers it to a child,and in case of kissing,if an infected person has some kind of bleeding gums,wound or boil in his or her mouth

Answer 2

You can not get HIV/AIDS from kissing someone or sharing a drink or straw. It is very hard to get aids from saliva unless you would have an open wound/cut. Once the virus hits the air it dies.

But if you know someone who has HIV or AIDS, if you have an open sore or a cut, and they are bleeding and you make contact. You can contact the virus. Always make sure your wound is bandaged, so so is there's. If they should cut themselves when with you, make sure you let them put the bandaid or cover it themselves. If it would be that they are unable to, use rubber gloves. And you are suppose to use a mask as well, and protective glasses, as blood can splatter.

Why are you and your brother even debating this. This is not an issue to debate.

Dating now a days if you are not careful, can be a death warrant.

This is not a disease to play around with. I know many people who have it. And the ones that honest and up front about it, that is great. But, it is the ones that don't tell you. But, you find out when it is to late, such as condemns weren't used.

Also HIV is not AIDS, HIV is the virus, that stays undetected. AIDS is when the viruses can be detected, this all has to be done thru blood tests. And full blown AIDS is when there health starts starts to fail, they started getting sick more often, different diseases also can pop up, if you have family that has inherited diseases, it can make the HIV turn into AIDS quicker, skin sores, cancer, etc. can show up, there ammune system is failing. It can be controlled by medication, but the more advanced it is the harder it is to maintain.
If you want answers go on the internet, there are tons of sites with information, and people that have it. But, please don't play games with this disease. If you have concerns and want to know information. Go to your local Aids Awareness Clinic, and they have tons of pamphlets of information.

Do not think you know all the answers, always make yourself aware. Because there is no CURE for HIV or AIDS, the life expectancy had increased from 7-14 years, now the all the new medications a person can go undetected but still able to infect for 20 or more years. It all depends on there health, and how they take care of themselves.

Please make yourself aware. You have a long life ahead of you, dating, marriage, children, watching your children get married, and have grandchildren. Do not be Foolish.

Good Luck

Answer 3

Hi There,

HIV/AID is not transmitted through casual contact like kissing, drinking from the same: glass, water fountain, can of soda, bottle of soda, holding hands, walking down the street together. The only way that HIV/AIDS is transmitted is thru Blood, Semen, Vaginal Fluid and Breast Milk. Saliva carries only the antibodies for HIV. That is the fighters of the HIV virus. A person would have to drink 38 GALLONS of an infected persons saliva in ONE SETTING in order to have the opportunity to get one speck of HIV virus into their system. So to hopefully win you a huge bet with your brother (clean the bathroom for LIFE) no you cannot get HIV/AIDS from any kind of casual contact.

Good Luck

Answer 4

Only if you drink like 2 cups of saliva from someone who has AIDS. Sharing a drink or just making out won't give it to you though.

Answer 5

You can't get AIDS from. . .
Kissing
At the moment, scientific opinion is pretty clear that you cannot become infected with HIV through kissing.

To become infected with HIV you must get a sufficient quantity of HIV into the bloodstream. Saliva does contain HIV, but the virus is only present in very small quantities and as such, cannot cause HIV infection.

Unless both partners have large open sores in their mouths, or severely bleeding gums, there is no transmission risk from mouth-to-mouth kissing.

Sneezing, coughing, sharing glasses/cups, etc
HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host, except under very extreme laboratory conditions. HIV does not survive well in the open air, and this makes the possibility of this type of environmental transmission remote. In practice no environmental transmission has been seen.

This means that HIV cannot be transmitted through spitting, sneezing, sharing glasses or musical instruments.

You also can't be infected in swimming pools, showers or by sharing washing machines or toilet seats.

Insects
Studies conducted by many researchers have shown no evidence of HIV transmission through insects, even in areas where there are many cases of AIDS and large populations of insects such as mosquitoes. Lack of such outbreaks, despite considerable efforts to detect them, supports the conclusion that HIV is not transmitted by insects.

Also, HIV only lives for a short time and does not reproduce in an insect. So, even if the virus enters a mosquito or another sucking or biting insect, the insect does not become infected and therefore cannot transmit HIV to the next human it feeds on or bites.

Injecting with sterile needles
Drug use with sterile works will not transmit HIV either, as long as clean works are used every time - this means needle, syringe and spoon, water and filters. There are still many other risks associated with injecting drug use. And, if you are on drugs, even alcohol, this may cloud your judgement and make you more likely to become involved in risky sexual behaviour - it's harder to make the effort to use a condom when you're off your head.

Protected sex
Condoms, if used correctly and consistently, are highly effective at preventing HIV transmission. There are myths saying that 'some very small viruses can pass through latex' - this is not true.

Anal sex is not necessarily a risk if unbroken condoms are used and there is no blood-to-blood contact. You can't 'create' HIV by having anal sex.

Further information can be found on our condoms page.

Answer 6

HIV is found in saliva, but it is highly unlikely that you would get AIDS from saliva. The amount of HIV possible to transmit in saliva is extremely low. According to AVERT, and international AIDS charity, there has only been one documented case of HIV transmission through kissing. The Red Cross agrees that it is highly unlikely, saying that there have been 0 cases of transmission through kissing.

However, both note that if someone has any tears in the gum or open sores, the blood exposed by that could transmit the virus.

If both people have externally healthy mouths, neither of your examples would result in AIDS transmission. Even if they don't, it's *extremely* unlikely.

Nevertheless, the HIV virus does exist in saliva.

Answer 7

This is not a simple question.

1. There is HIV in the saliva of people who have AIDS.

2. Casual contact is not a major, documented transmission route for AIDS.

3. There used to be big problems with certain professions that regularly come into contact with saliva. Alot of dentists were getting AIDS from their patients, etc.

4. AIDS reporting is not even close to being honest. Liberal forces in the US routinely block the truth from being widely disseminated. They actively and knowingly spread dangerous falsehoods about AIDS (like the idea that it is not caused by HIV or that it is not concentrated in specific populations it would be best to avoid contact with).

Theoretically, the saliva of an AIDS victim is contagious. However, this is not a common way for people to catch AIDS unless you have saliva to blood contact (a police officer being bitten in a scuffle with an AIDS infected criminal, for example). The prevailing opinion is that casual contact with an AIDS sufferer won't result in infection. However, little real information about that is known and the people in charge of the issue are dishonest and have a sinister agenda. Likely, the answer to this question might never be known.

It's best to avoid the populations that are high risk for AIDS and, if you must have contact with them, keep them at arms length. Whatever you do, don't allow blood and/or mucous membrane exposure to them.

Answer 8

Many factors come into play in this question. Any open sores in your mouth would make you more likely to be infected in both cases. There is quite a bit of politics surrounding the ease of transmission of the HIV virus...some claim it is very difficult to transmit, but medical personel are advised to be extremely careful treating those who are infected. Of course, the nurses may not know if the patient is HIV positive since putting info such as that in the chart is grounds for legal action. My best advice is to stay clear of anyone infected.

Answer 9

Aids is a blood born pathegeon which means it is transmitted by blood contact and is very contagious. Saliva is not a blood based fluid so it is unlikely that you will contact the disease from kissing or drinking.

Answer 10

you should only be concerned if you guys have an open break somewhere in your mouth that is bleeding there is some aids in saliva but you would have to make out for like hours and hours straight. i read once how long it was and it was rediculous so as long as you don't enter any kissing competitions you are fine