Human Bite and Human Immune Defiency Cirus (HIV) Transmission

Background: The concentration of human immune deficiency virus (HIV) in the saliva of a carrier is low. As a result; human bite is not considered the traditional route of HIV infection transmission.Aim: To report a case of HIV sero-positivity following a human bite. Setting: University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital; Port Harcourt.Case report: A 30-year-old HIV sero-negative woman who became sero-positive following a bite by a known HIV infected commercial sex worker is presented. Both were engaged in a physical fight over a disagreement.Conclusion: This case highlights the possibility of HIV infection through human bite