Kids. Don't be stupid.

[ferretchucker]

Wow. Scary.

I say this because my first (and only) puff of a cigarette was one that a guy who has found out he has HIV was smoking. Although I don't think he had a sore.

And before you all start saying I shouldn't smoke at my age, I KNOW! I was jus curious to see what it was like and I don't plan on doing it again.

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by VampiricClown

I think it's just blood. But if you were to kiss someone that had a sore in their mouth, that was bleeding slightly at the time, then it could possibly be passed that way.

Also, seamen and vaginal fluids, too.

[Posher778]

This is what i'm talking about! Can you imagine if our Ferret got an incurable disease? He's not even a teenager yet. Think about how bad that would be for him, his family, and us. You can get it from blood, and, like Chrono said, semen and vaginal nonsense. However, if the person has actual aids, you can get it from kissing, and sometimes even if they sneeze on you. So yes, it's nice to be aware.

[ferretchucker]

Originally Posted by Posher778

This is what i'm talking about! Can you imagine if our Ferret got an incurable disease? He's not even a teenager yet. Think about how bad that would be for him, his family, and us. You can get it from blood, and, like Chrono said, semen and vaginal nonsense. However, if the person has actual aids, you can get it from kissing, and sometimes even if they sneeze on you. So yes, it's nice to be aware.

Yeh. I've sat and thought about it many times. I know it'd be unlikely from a cigarette. Plus, some people say the guy doesn't have HIV and that it's a rumour. I haven't asked him as that would be a bit personal and I don't know him that well. But still, that isn't 100%. I hope beyond hope I haven't got it. And if this fear of maybe having it is bad, I dread to think how somebody with the disease must feel.

EDIT: Just looked and it turns out sneezing cannot pass it and there is only one recorded AIDS/HIV transmission by kissing recorded and that was when both had a significant gum disease. That's a weight off my shoulders I've been carrying around for a while.

[Posher778]

You can't get HIV from kissing, but you can get AIDS because it's much more powerful.

[ferretchucker]

But it isn't the AIDS you pass, it's the HIV. That then develops into AIDS in each body.

[Posher778]

Originally Posted by ferretchucker

But it isn't the AIDS you pass, it's the HIV. That then develops into AIDS in each body.

Yes, I realize that. I'm saying you get HIV from people with AIDS. Meaning if you kissed someone with AIDS, you can definitely get HIV.

[ferretchucker]

Hmm. The page I read it from was misconceptions of both AIDS and HIV and it didn't say that. I'm not sure. Either way, it's just a case of being careful and whether it's correct or not still not worth the risk.