is it possible for a 16 year old guy to have AIDS?
550559
A.I.D.S. does not discriminate, you have unprotected sex and you have a very high risk of contracting the Virus. Any type of bodily fluid exchange will increase you chances of infecting yourself! so ALways have Safe SEX. you know sex with a condom!!!!
721025
No disease is accepted by anyone if their is a cure available.but the irony about AIDS is that Its not curable but completely preventable...thats why the interventions are targeted to youth to make them acknowledged so that they can prevent it..
221249
yes it will cause AIDS be careful
126837
By ***** I assume unprotected sex. A girl can get AIDS (an infection caused by HIV - a virus called Human Immuno Defficiency Virus) from a person who is alredy infected. If the partner is not HIV +ve, then there's no question of getting AIDS from him/her. To get AIDS (HIV), partner has to be HIV +ve.\nWith HIV +ve partner, you can't indulge in such activities which involve transfer of fluids of any kind. mere hugging, chatting, talking, playing, exchanging clothes doesn't transfer any infection.\nAnd this applies to any partner whether man to man, woman to woman, man to woman. (Important)\nMost common ways of transferring HIV are:\nBlood transfusion\nPricking with the needles infected with HIV\nUnprotected Sex with HIV +ve partner\n\nPreventive Measure:\n1. Get screend for HIV, thats how we can contribute towards HIV free generation\n2. Transfusion of screend blood\n3. Use of Condoms during sex\n4. Use of sealed disposable syringes/razors/knives\nhope it helps
952666
Well, there's a big difference with being HIV positive and having AID's. Simply put, HIV will cause AID's. HIV is the virus that attacks your immune system and AID's is the resulting condition of health (i.e. being susceptible to disease and unable to fight common bacterial invaders). It can take as long as a decade from acquiring HIV to finally having full blown AID's. \n\nPeople like Magic Johnson are able to repress the onset of AID's through a complex and expensive regimen of medical treatments. Even though he seems to be perfectly healthy, he requires many types of medicine off-screen. The fact that he can afford them differentiates his health care than with that of a non-celebrity. \n\nCelebrities may have a lot of STD's but many STD's aren't really a big as deal as you would think. Gonorrhea can be cured  with a pill a day for as short as a five days. Chlamydia can be cured with a single dose of anti-biotics. Herpes can be repressed, though never cured, but have periods of dormancy so a person's lifestyle is not really heavily affected. \n\nThe only celebrity I know with a serious disease is Pamela Anderson with, I think, Hepatitis C? But she claims to have gotten it from a dirty tattoo gun.\n\nBut anway, an STD is a loosely associated word. It can be easily used as a scare tactic but in reality, STD's are more common than you think but less serious than you think IF treated early. I believe the HIV virus cannot live outside of the body for more than a few moments as well, so contamination from spilled blood is not too likely. If you could catch a common cold from sex, then a cold would be an STD. Not so scary huh? \nWell, it shouldn't be taken likely but not be used as a scare tactic. \n\nMy bad, kinda rambled on, huh?\n\nWell, I'm a nurse, hope that helped :)
801844
She is 15 years old, and the rate of AIDS cases are the highest in the age group of 13 to 18 year olds. First of all I would not encourage her to have sex. However, if this is her plan and she is adamant about it, then you need to inform her of the risks associated with having sex. The possibility of pregnancy, the possibility of sexually transmitted diseases, and the emotional attachment that comes along with an intimate relationship. Good luck and God bless
714132
It is highly unlikely your boyfreind is infected. If he had no open sores and no blood got into his system then he cannot have HIV. Please stop worrying about it. You're doing yourself far more harm worrying like this. Kiss your young man for me and good luck.
1125944
it is a possibility he can get infected.  We have minute open cracks sometimes on our skin without even realizing it.  If those cracks come in contact with blood or body fluid that is infected with the HIV virus, then there is definitely a possibility of contracting HIV.  If the person that gave the man the oral sex has an open sore or wound that may not be visible, and if the person receiving also has a small open sore or wound that is not visible, then yes it is highly likely that the person can contract HIV.  It is always best to use protection, common sense and to be careful.
317616
HIV+ teenagers in this day and age have grown up with HAART, the medications that have made the number of AIDS deaths plummet in the US and have helped numerous HIV+ people avoid progression to full-blown AIDS.\n\nSo let's assume they are fairly healthy, but have HIV.\n\nThe major issues they would face sexually would be psychosocial. Disclosing thier HIV+ status is a tough thing for anyone, especially a kid, to deal with. Disclosure makes them vulnerable to rejection (would you dump your mate if you found out s/he had HIV? a lot of people would). Disclosure can lead to ostracism; teens are mean and cruel people, and they will shun folks for any number of stupid reasons.\n\nIf they can figure out how to break it to their partners, and gain acceptance in spite of their status, then SEX becomes an issue.\n\nAs long as the couple ALWAYS uses condoms, then the risk of contracting HIV is extremely low. However, teens (in addition to being mean and cruel) are notoriously negligent in their condom use. Sounds easy, but so very few teens ALWAYS use a condom for sex. Of course, mastery of condom use solves the problem for most aprt. Should the condom break, the partner needs to rush to the ER for antiviral medications so HIV doesn't actually set in.\n\nThen what about children? that's easy. They do in vitro fertilization and give the mother antiviral meds. Mom and baby come out safe and HIV-
782788
There really is no specific age group for this serious condition. It is easily transmitted by blood or other bodily fluids. There is treatment but no cure. Emergency medical workers fear this as much as HIV.
1117810
AIDS is STD (Sexually trasmitted disease).. there are chances of you getting infected with HIV virus if condom breaks while having sex with HIV infected girl.....but that also depends upon the state of virus in that girl...if the HIV virus is in dormant stage in HIV infected person, then there may be very less chances you getting infected by that virus....\n\ncheers!!!
1012769
You never know who has AIDS or some other STD's, so the best thing to do is to use condoms. NEVER have unprotected sex!! Even if the person is young or looks healthy. Be careful!
581888
This question is ridiculous. AIDS is not only an epidemic, it is a pandemic, and it is most certainly something to be scared of.\n\nThe HIV/AIDS virus is only transmissable through bodily fluids; blood and semen. For this reason, it is most commonly found in gay men and drug abusers. Gay men have anal sex, which usually results in some anal bleeding. When one man ejaculates, the semen can infect the open wounds from which the blood is emitting. This however, it not only seen in gay men, it is also a risk to women who have anal sex with an infected male. Transmission is no different.\n\nIn terms of transmission among drug abusers, this refers to drugs such as heroine which is taken with a needle. Drug abusers arent known for their cleanliness in this matter and  usually use needles which have already been used before. When the needle is used to inject someone with AIDS, it picks up the virus from their blood, when this needle is reused, the person who injects themself will most probably recieve the disease by introducing the infected blood of the first person into their own body.\n\nNo self respecting scientist...or educated person for that matter...would deny that AIDS is caused by a virus. It is a retrovirus and has been extensively studied. It cannot target any specific group of people. Those people are just more susceptible to it through unprotected anal sex and drug abuse with needles.\n\nIt is also very common for people who had blood transfusions in the late 70's and early 80's to have contracted the virus. This is because at that time there were far less restrictions on who could or could not give blood; also, not enough was known about the virus to test blood donors for the disease.\n\nI'm sorry to tell you that the AIDS in africa is the same AIDS we have here, in fact, 50% of the South African army is infected with the HIV virus. There have been more deaths in Africa due to AIDS than there have been deaths by malaria. It is more common in africa due to their lack of contraception, and their significantly less sanitary and deprived medical centers.
230500
HIV/AIDS doesn't spread by mosquito bites. epidemiologically, the incidence of HIV infection is the highest among the sexually active age group of 15 years to 49 years. however, mosquitoes bite persons of all age groups, and if they were a means of spreading HIV, the incidence of infection would be uniformly high among all age groups. HIV does not survive or replicate inside the intestine of the mosquito, which is another reason to believe that mosquitoes cannot spread the HIV infection. mosquitoes suck the blood of the individual they bite, but they do not suck blood from one and inject into another person.
536467
If she is infected with HIV and you don't use a condom, then yes, it is possible. The chances of transmission based on her having HIV and no protection used are such that you aren't statistically likely to get it every time, but is that really a risk you want to take?!\n\nYou can get more info on transmission here:\n\nhttp://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/index.html
439596
No! Where have you been for the past 25 years? HIV is a virus; you cannot cure a virus. There are treatments that can prolong your life if you are infected, but they don't always work for everyone. If you become infected, it is very unlikely that you will live out your normal lifespan, even if you have the drugs. And the drugs are too expensive for most people in the poorest countries where they have the highest rates of infection. There is no "cure" for AIDS!!!
417864
Possibly. If the person giving you a blow job has a small cut or sore in their mouth, and you have a cut or sore on your penis then you can get HIV, not AIDS. AIDS develops from contracting HIV. HIV can only be spread from blood to blood contact. It's always best to protect yourself.