Does human saliva contain HIV virus?

The man allegedly spit on the 10-day-old tattoo of the arresting officer. The police claim the man said he had AIDS. read more

Person who is HIV+ve will have the virus in saliva. This does not mean that if you just kiss on the lips of person with HIV+ve you will contact HIV . It requires a medium like close contact with cuts or bruises, or contact with blood. read more

In some persons living with HIV, the virus has been detected in saliva, but in extremely low quantities. Contact with saliva alone has never been shown to result in transmission of HIV, and there is no documented case of transmission from an HIV-infected person spitting on another person. read more

A number of studies have shown that whole saliva protects susceptible cells against HIV infection. Several inhibitory components in oral secretions have been described: 1. HIV-specific antibodies: neutralise and inactivate virus. Complement: in conjunction with fibronectin, binds to and sediments virus. read more