HAV And Hiv

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HAV or HIV

I was away on vacation a month ago in the carribean and got vaginal fluids on my hand and then touched my penis.I was not feeling well recently (4 wks after encounter) and went to the doctor. He did some blood tests and showed elevated bilirubin,...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Diarrhea can be part of acute HIV infection, but you wouldn't get it the next day. This sounds more like hepatitis virus infection and not HIV. I would wait to see what the hepatitis tests show before pursuing HIV testing.MH... Read more »

HBV and HAV inmune for ever?

Hello doc, (sorry my bad english) My question is:If a person has HIV (+) and has HAV and HBV, but... Read more »

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C. »

Vaccination against HAV and HBV under therapy (Isentress and Truvada)

Dear professor, I'm an 25yo boy and had seroconversion illness about a year ago. I started... Read more »

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Hepatitis A and HIV/AIDS

Table of Contents What is Hepatitis A? Diagnosis and Treatment Prevention of HAV What is Hepatitis A? Hepatitis is an inflammation, or swelling, of the liver. Alcohol, drugs(including prescription medications), poisons, and some... Read more »

AIDS Community Research Initiative of America

Viral Hepatitis and HIV

Hepatitis A What Is Hepatitis A and How Is It Transmitted? Hepatitis A is caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). HAV is spread from one person to another when the feces (shit) of someone with the virus gets into another person's mouth. People... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Seroprevalence and Correlates of Hepatitis A Among HIV-Negative American Men Who Have Sex With Men

Noting that hepatitis A virus outbreaks among MSM have been well-documented, the current study examined the characteristics associated with HAV among a large group of young adult MSM in five US cities. Advertisement The Young Men's Survey was... Read more »

Guide to Hepatitis C for People Living With HIV

Other Viral Hepatitis Infections Hepatitis A (HAV) HAV is found in feces (stool). People become infected when feces from a person who is infected with HAV enters their mouth. This may occur when food (including raw or undercooked shellfish) or... Read more »

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HIV (Not ARS) Symptoms

Posted by Anonymous

I was reading on this board about HIV symptoms which differ from ARS. It seems pretty cut and dry - ARS has the flu-like symptoms and seems pretty devastating (seems as though the symtoms - if you have them - are pretty obvious - though admittedly... Read more »

HIV test question

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Had possible exposure about 5 weeks ago. What to take a test. What is the earliest I can take a test with fairly reliable results?

I know everyones says 90 days, but is there another one? I had the waiting. I hav shut down my sex life just in case. Read more »

testing for HIV Aids: urgent pls help!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

by the way i used a condom but forgot to remove it after the act. then what happened is that it slipped out as i was asleep n rolled on the bed. the fluid must have gotten intach with my penis cuz otherwise i wdnt hav contracted ghonorrea. do you... Read more »

drug test

Posted by Anonymous

i had to take a drug test in order for a job. it was like the same test i took for the hiv test with the cotton swab in my mouth . i would like to know if the drug test also shows if you hav hiv or not??

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