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Originally Posted by Rambro Creed
Isn't the incubation process different than mouth vs genitals? Having a load or kitty juice in your mouth and/or stomach that has to deal with the digestive process I would think stand a lesser chance of survival vs a load sitting inside a snug kitty. Plus, I would think eating and/or drinking something further lessens the survival hopes of anything transmitted.
I'm no biologist or anything. Just thinking out loud a bit. Maybe one of you geniuses can speak more accurately here.
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The incubation period refers to when the virus attaches itself to a cell and starts replicating. It usually lasts two to four weeks and normally results in a really bad flu. During incubation is when HIV is most contagious.
Oral transmission of HIV is pretty rare. While insertive vaginal intercourse has a risk of 1:2500, giving oral sex with a finish in the mouth is about 1:10,000. The pH of the orifice can make a difference. A low (acidic) pH immobilizes and kills human leukocytes and can prevent transmission of HIV in some instances. That doesn't mean women should douche with lemon or lime juice, that would probably damage the lining of the vaginal walls. A lady would be better suited to talk about what products can lower vaginal pH.
HIV has been shown to thrive at a pH between 6-8, but has shown an inability to survive at a pH above or below that range.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/riskbehaviors/oralsex.html
Bleeding gums, ulcers, and canker sores poses the biggest risk for oral sex and HIV. Herpes is a different story.
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