50% Of All New Hiv Infections Are In People Under 25 Years Old?

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Older People and HIV

How Many Older People Have AIDS? About 29% of all people with AIDS in the United States are age 50 or over. In 2001, this proportion was 17%. In some cities, as many as 37% of people with AIDS are older than 50. The number of older people diagnosed with AIDS is increasing. There are three types of older people with HIV: People who have been living with HIV for many years; older HIV-infected people who are just learning their HIV status; and...

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burn out at old hiv-pioneers (OLDER PEOPLE AND HIV/AIDS)

Hi Dr. Bob.Mikel again from Germanys online-support hotline :-)on world aids day i will be interviewed by a radiochannel to the subject of "getting old with hiv"gee, I am just 48 and within the hiv-community i am rated as "older"...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Mikel,Hopefully the information below will help with your interview. By the way, HIV "daddies" can still be hot! Stay well.Dr. Bobdata & longevityJun 22, 2007 Hi: thank you for all the insightfull information. I am compelled to... Read more »

The future of HIV people recently infected

Hi Dr Moyle,l am a 37 year old male and recently hiv infected, not on meds yet, cd 450 and viral load 19,000l read where doctors say hiv has been clinicly cured.... what does this mean ???Dr Moyle in your opinion how long are we away from a new...

Response from Graeme Moyle, M.D.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Let's be clear, we cannot cure HIV, remove it from the body. A clinical 'cure' in this instance means fully and indefinitely controlling the virus with medications resulting a life of length and quality to those uninfected with HIV.... Read more »

22 Years old, infected and scared.

Hello AllI am a 22 year old female who has just found out I am infceted with HIV. My current boyfriend infected me as he was unaware that he had contracted it.My main concern is whethere two HIV+ people can have a child, or does this have a greater...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Can a poz couple have kids safely? Yes! Although the HIV risk would not be completely nonexistent, with proper treatment and management the HIV-transmission risk to the infant can be reduced to extremely low levels. I strongly urge you to... Read more »

possible hiv infection for 1 year old baby?

I have a baby girl who is 1 years old and I'm dying with guilt and stress of possibly infecting her with HIV.About 2 weeks ago, I went on a business trip to China and I had vaginal sex with a "hostess". At the end of our session, she...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi,As we here at The Body are trying to get caught up with questions. You have most likely received your test. But wanted to go ahead and answer this one for others who may have wanted to hear the answer.So...Question 1. Getting HIV from the... Read more »

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i am 40 years old and have had hiv for 12 years...

Posted by Anonymous

My name is Megan Noel. I am 40 years old, and have had HIV for 12
years. I had a Dr. by the name of Kenneth J. Blair for the 1st 7
years of my care. My husband, who is negative, has been fighting
with the community to get care for me ever since. Dr.... Read more »

HIV+ 23 year old gay male in Baltimore

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I am a 23 year old gay male who just found out that I am HIV+. I am looking for other gay males, around my age, who may need to talk to someone. I have been having a hard time adjusting to this new facet of my life and need some emotional support.... Read more »

Infected a year ago... how many years do I have

Posted by Anonymous, 7 Replies

What is currently the expected life span of someone recently infected... with meds, or whatever? 10 years, 20 years? realistically please. Are they any great new medicines? Read more »

New Emagazine for hiv affected and infected.

Posted by kicker, 1 Reply

Ok, so a little background. A few months ago, after finding out I was positive and not knowing what to do, I decided that I would create a website devoted to people affected and infected by HIV. I had multiple reasons for this, one my neg partner... Read more »

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