[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]The following situations are quite typical of this type of OCD, and are seen as high risks for contracting AIDS:[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]- Touching any red specks or spots anywhere, because they could be blood from an [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow] infected person[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]- Being near anyone who looks unwell or is very thin, or is disheveled or homeless, or who [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow] could be an addict[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]- Having blood drawn or having injec-tions, even with new, packaged needles[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]- Going to hospitals, doctors' offices, dentists, medical labs, or any place where ill persons [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow] gather or medical procedures are done[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]- Being near people who are, or who in the sufferer's mind, appear to possibly be, [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow] homosexual[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]- Being near health-care workers[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]- Touching doorknobs, light switches, or handrails in public places[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]- Getting cuts or scrapes where the virus could enter[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]- Fearing that they may be stabbed or struck by someone carrying an infected needle, or [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow] having thoughts that they may have stepped on a discarded syringe lying on the ground [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow] (they may even have false body sensations that this has happened)[/FONT]