HIV/aids can caused or infected if during kissing cough or thick saliva of stomach transfer from infected HIV/aids person to non HIV/aids person? Cough or thick saliva of stomach are same or different? I think thick saliva is different to cough. M I right? I read on google and google says that cough not cause of infection of HIV. So what is correct or incorrect? I am confused.

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Dr. Jagadeesan M.S.Psychiatrist13yrs exp

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Thick saliva is called sputum, saliva or sputum wont cause infection, unless the person receiving has raw oral ulcers, HIV virus is very feeble and die s on exposure out, but can pervade raw ulcers

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