If you watch 'When Freddie Mercury Met Kenny Everett' the question should be answered. I won't say who (no, it wasn't Kenny), but he did contract HIV through unprotected sex. And no, for trillionth time in history - the rest of the band was not gay.
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Well I'm learning about HIV/AIDS in Health this semester, so if you really have a brain you would think either, kissing, oral, and anal contact.
AIDS is transmitted via body fluids through the mucous membranes. I admit I am not fully aware of the latest findings in this area, but I am pretty sure the risk in kissing is very minimal indeed (e.g. biting). Just to avoid panic among the youngsters!
Is it going to change anything knowing how Freddie got HIV? No!
yes i want to know, as many of the qzoners here :P
did he? hi hi
umm no most queenzoners dont give a damn if a man (who has been dead for 13 years and you should have some respect!) shaved his genitals!
-Christi :)
You know, Sonia, at least once in your lifetime, you should try teabagging since you're so interested in shaved balls.
http://www.rotten.com/library/sex/teabagging/
That's a handy reference.
No offense meant, BTW. ;-)
http://www.rotten.com/library/sex/teabagging/
That's a handy reference.
No offense meant, BTW. ;-)
I'm posting this because, judging from some comments here, not all are equally well-informed. I know some people are just being tacky, but for those who honestly don't know, read on:
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HIV and AIDS are not the same thing...
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that attacks and breaks down the body's immune system - the "internal defense force" that fights off infections and disease. When the immune system becomes weak, we lose our protection against illness and can develop serious, often life-threatening, infections and cancers.
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is the name for the condition that people with HIV have if they develop one of the serious infections connected with HIV, or if blood tests show that their immune system has been very badly damaged by the virus.
It usually takes many years before HIV breaks down a person's immune system and causes AIDS. Most people have few, if any, symptoms for several years after they are infected. But once HIV gets into the body, it can do serious damage to the immune system. People who appear perfectly healthy may have the virus, without knowing it, and pass it on to others.
HIV transmission
People who have HIV can give it to others when certain of their body fluids (blood, semen ["cum"], vaginal fluids, or breast milk [for infants only] pass into another person's body. There are three main ways that our body fluids can get into another person's body:
* by having unprotected sex (sex without a condom), that involves anal, vaginal or oral penetration;
* by sharing "works" (needles and syringes, cookers, cottons and water) when injecting drugs or other substances;
* from a mother to her child before birth, during birth, or while breast-feeding. (The chance of having a healthy baby can be greatly increased with proper medical care, so talking about this with a health care provider can be very helpful.)
Kissing, mutual masturbation, and getting another person's semen/cum or vaginal fluids on your skin do not spread HIV. The HIV virus cannot enter through the skin unless there is a fresh break in the skin. There is no scientific evidence that HIV is passed through saliva, tears, or sweat.
There is absolutely no danger from casual contact with people with HIV. HIV cannot live outside of the human body, so you cannot be infected from toilet seats, phones, or water fountains. The virus cannot be transmitted in the air through sneezing or coughing. You cannot get it from mosquitoes or other insect or animal bites. Living with an HIV-infected person does not put you at risk, unless you have unprotected sex or share needles with him or her.
Blood transfusions and medical procedures in the U.S. are safe. Giving blood is completely risk-free. And although there have been some cases of HIV through blood transfusions in the past, tests have been in place for several years to make sure that the blood you get in the hospital has no HIV.
Who's at risk?
Anyone can get HIV - young and old, men and women, straight, gay and bisexual, rich and poor, and all racial and ethnic groups - but not everyone faces the same risk. Your risk comes from what you do, and who you do it with - that is, how likely it is that the person you have sex or share needles with is infected. But even if you are part of a community with a high infection rate, you can avoid getting HIV. Staying uninfected takes thinking, planning and follow-through. Often it means talking about things that may make you uncomfortable. It can help to "practice" talking with people you can trust or who are going through the same thing.
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Read more, including specific suggestions for safer sex, at the Gay Men's Health Crisis: http://www.gmhc.org/health/basics.html
They have lots of info and even an address you can email with questions and a toll-free number if you need to talk to somebody: See their hotline p
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HIV and AIDS are not the same thing...
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that attacks and breaks down the body's immune system - the "internal defense force" that fights off infections and disease. When the immune system becomes weak, we lose our protection against illness and can develop serious, often life-threatening, infections and cancers.
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is the name for the condition that people with HIV have if they develop one of the serious infections connected with HIV, or if blood tests show that their immune system has been very badly damaged by the virus.
It usually takes many years before HIV breaks down a person's immune system and causes AIDS. Most people have few, if any, symptoms for several years after they are infected. But once HIV gets into the body, it can do serious damage to the immune system. People who appear perfectly healthy may have the virus, without knowing it, and pass it on to others.
HIV transmission
People who have HIV can give it to others when certain of their body fluids (blood, semen ["cum"], vaginal fluids, or breast milk [for infants only] pass into another person's body. There are three main ways that our body fluids can get into another person's body:
* by having unprotected sex (sex without a condom), that involves anal, vaginal or oral penetration;
* by sharing "works" (needles and syringes, cookers, cottons and water) when injecting drugs or other substances;
* from a mother to her child before birth, during birth, or while breast-feeding. (The chance of having a healthy baby can be greatly increased with proper medical care, so talking about this with a health care provider can be very helpful.)
Kissing, mutual masturbation, and getting another person's semen/cum or vaginal fluids on your skin do not spread HIV. The HIV virus cannot enter through the skin unless there is a fresh break in the skin. There is no scientific evidence that HIV is passed through saliva, tears, or sweat.
There is absolutely no danger from casual contact with people with HIV. HIV cannot live outside of the human body, so you cannot be infected from toilet seats, phones, or water fountains. The virus cannot be transmitted in the air through sneezing or coughing. You cannot get it from mosquitoes or other insect or animal bites. Living with an HIV-infected person does not put you at risk, unless you have unprotected sex or share needles with him or her.
Blood transfusions and medical procedures in the U.S. are safe. Giving blood is completely risk-free. And although there have been some cases of HIV through blood transfusions in the past, tests have been in place for several years to make sure that the blood you get in the hospital has no HIV.
Who's at risk?
Anyone can get HIV - young and old, men and women, straight, gay and bisexual, rich and poor, and all racial and ethnic groups - but not everyone faces the same risk. Your risk comes from what you do, and who you do it with - that is, how likely it is that the person you have sex or share needles with is infected. But even if you are part of a community with a high infection rate, you can avoid getting HIV. Staying uninfected takes thinking, planning and follow-through. Often it means talking about things that may make you uncomfortable. It can help to "practice" talking with people you can trust or who are going through the same thing.
********************************************
Read more, including specific suggestions for safer sex, at the Gay Men's Health Crisis: http://www.gmhc.org/health/basics.html
They have lots of info and even an address you can email with questions and a toll-free number if you need to talk to somebody: See their hotline p
is it me or are half these people missing the sarcasm?
just to make a sick subject even sicker
(and please see the humour in this)
i've seen information on the web somewhere that you would need to drink half a cup of saliva to stand any kind of risk of getting HIV....
now call me stupid if you like, but most people who have a clue that they are drinking spit by the first mouthful....so how could anyone mistakenly drink half a cupful?
(and please see the humour in this)
i've seen information on the web somewhere that you would need to drink half a cup of saliva to stand any kind of risk of getting HIV....
now call me stupid if you like, but most people who have a clue that they are drinking spit by the first mouthful....so how could anyone mistakenly drink half a cupful?
is it me or are half these people missing the sarcasm?
Excuse me, but there is nothing funny about this, especially when you're practically defaming a dead person by claiming to know exactly how he died when there's no way you can know the full facts of his life.
You are a dead set fool, U know what I mean, just because I have some small spelling mistake you pretend to be stupid, I know your not.
Why do you want to know if he saved his balls?
They actually saved his balls? I knew there would always be something left of him, God bless him!
Alongside Einstein's brain, Hitler's upper lip. Bound to be in a museum, somewhere.
lmao
to transfer HIV you need to exchange bodily fluid. my understanding of this (and am happy to be corrected) is that the anal/rectal passage is designed for waste to be ejected...there is no way for bodily fluid or any others into the body through this means - other than by cut/fissures
this is true. and also the anal passage absorbs fluid quicker than any other part of the body,
you know, I heard it from a very reliable source that Freddie contracted it from sharing a Pepsi bottle with a fan.... he should have stuck with Coke.. in either liquid or powder.. and stayed away from Pepsi ;-)
you know, I heard it from a very reliable source that Freddie contracted it from sharing a Pepsi bottle with a fan.... he should have stuck with Coke.. in either liquid or powder.. and stayed away from Pepsi ;-)
Get bent you fucking sicko.
ME? Oh boy, I am SURE you have no idea who you are talking to do you.. I AM MEGAMIKE.. I am the sickest of the sick, I am the perverted of the perverts, and HAVE never been complimented the way you have complimented me.. thank you very much..
ME? Oh boy, I am SURE you have no idea who you are talking to do you.. I AM MEGAMIKE.. I am the sickest of the sick, I am the perverted of the perverts, and HAVE never been complimented the way you have complimented me.. thank you very much..
claps hands in agreement!!!
lmao