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HIVSeptember 26 2025

Summary: It depends on the act. UK estimates for a single exposure to someone with HIV who isn’t on effective treatment range from 1 in 90 for recept...

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HIVMarch 14 2025

Summary: The risk of getting HIV from oral sex is very low, much lower than from vaginal or anal sex, but it isn’t zero. Almost all reported cases in...

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STI TreatmentOctober 4 2024

Summary: Four common STIs are caused by viruses that treatment can’t remove: Herpes, HIV, long-term Hepatitis B and HPV. Bacterial STIs, such as Chla...

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STI TransmissionOctober 13 2023

Summary: Anal sex without a condom passes on HIV and other STIs more easily than most other types of sex, because the lining of the anus and rectum i...

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HIVJune 24 2022

Summary: Early HIV can cause a short illness like flu 2 to 6 weeks after infection, with a high temperature, sore throat, swollen glands, a rash and ...

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HIVOctober 23 2020

Summary: Without treatment, HIV usually goes through three stages: early infection (some people get a short flu-like illness 2 to 6 weeks after infec...