I Have Swine Flu Does That Mean I Have Aids

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What Does H1N1 (Swine) Flu Mean for People With HIV/AIDS?

[Editor's Note: This interview was initially posted on April 29, 2009, when the virus formally known as novel influenza A (H1N1) was just beginning to spread worldwide. We will continue to periodically update this article as needed to ensure its... Read more »

An Update on What H1N1 (Swine) Flu Means for HIV-Positive People

This interview with Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., took place on Aug. 11, 2009; since then, parts of the transcript have been updated with more recent information. This is our second update with Dr. Gallant this year on what the swine flu pandemic... Read more »

H1N1 (Swine Flu) and HIV: How U.S. HIV Health Care Settings Are Gearing Up for the 2009 Flu Season

Miguel Gomez: This is Miguel Gomez with AIDS.gov, [www.aids.gov ] and I want to welcome everyone to our webinar and conference call on H1N1 preparedness and HIV/AIDS. And during the course of our time together I really hope that we'll be able to... Read more »

Ask the Experts

How are you and your partner dealing with upcoming swine flu?

All people with HIV are recommended to get a swine vaccination and a regular flu vaccination. Since the swine flu vaccination will not be available till October, would you recommend that people with HIV get the regular flu shot now and then go...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Yes, I'd recommend getting the seasonal flu vaccination in September and then the new novel H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine in October when it (hopefully) will become available. If you had novel H1N1 viral flu in the spring, you may have some... Read more »

Swine Flu, to vaccine or not to vaccine

Dear Dr. Bob,There's talk that a swine flu vaccine will be rolled out in Australia (where I live) in the near future. However, I've also read that the proposed multi-dose procedure is not safe from a cross-infection perspective. Have a...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,There is no risk to the public if the vaccines from multi-dose vials are appropriately administered. I have not heard similar concerns from other professional medical or public health organizations around the world. Certainly single-dose vials... Read more »

Swine Flu

Hello Dr. Bob. I am asking this question in hopes that you will respond and people will read it.What additional precautions (besides the normal ones) can an HIV positive person take in regards to this swine flu that is one step away from becoming a...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Joe,No "additional precautions" are being recommended for HIVers at this time. However this situation is serious and very fluid. Things could and probably will evolve rapidly. For now we recommend avoiding people who are coughing or... Read more »

Swine flu

* Does Tamiflu and Relenza etc interact adversely with HIV meds - i.e can we take theses if we are on HIV ARVs?* Are people living with HIV of more risk to this virus than the general population?*Anything special people living with HIV should do in...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Mexican-guy,Your chances of contracting swine flu are the same as your neggie counterparts. As for what would happen if you contracted swine flu, no one knows for certain, as this is a new strain of flu, with your current excellent (normal) CD4... Read more »

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Swine Flu

Posted by Seekyah

Just want everyone to protect themselves, especially with this new swine flu. Please take care of yourself. Read more »

Flu Symptoms + Swollen Lymph Node

Posted by sammyg2014, 3 Replies

Hi! I'm a 21 year old homosexual male and I am really freaking out about the possibility that I could have HIV. I just took an HIV test this Wednesday and I won't get the test until after 10 business days. That's about in two weeks. It's really... Read more »

What exactly are "flu like symptoms"....

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I know with HIV you can't go by symptoms (so they say). But if one was to experience them, they say you'd have "flu like" symptoms. What exactly does that mean? Is it stomach flu type of symptoms where you can't keep anything down, and you just... Read more »

Flu like symptoms

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Thanks for the answer Jackie Blue about the question I asked how soon will you test positive after experiancing the flu like symptoms.You said shortly afterwords,Could you please tell me what shortly means ,2 days 1 week or ? Gman what do you think... Read more »

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