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Can I get AIDS from drinking from the same glass or eating from the same dish as a person with AIDS (PWA)?

April 26, 2017AIDS dish drinking eating glass person PWA

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Can I get AIDS from drinking from the same glass or eating from the same dish as a person with AIDS (PWA)?

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No. Studies document that in households where a Person Living With AIDS (PLHA) resides, family members who use the same utensils for eating show no signs of infections. The virus does not survive well outside the body, and is killed by the detergents and hot water used during normal dish washing.