What Are The Leading Causes Of Infectious Diseases

Here's a taste of what TheBody.com has to offer on this topic:

Get the Facts

Cryptosporidiosis

For more information, see the CDC Prevention Guide at www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/brochures/crypto.htm . How Is Crypto Treated? There is no "cure" for crypto; however, antiretroviral therapy (ART) will decrease or get rid of crypto symptoms. Nitazoxanide has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of crypto in children and adults. It is used along with ART. Some drugs approved for other uses can be used against cryptosporidiosis, including...

Ask the Experts

re: Something Infectious...I'm positive there is something wrong with me

So I saw an infectious disease specialist we talked for quite some time going through every thing that happened. He seemed to be quite confident in the HIV tests accuracy at three months post exposure despite in a few very rare cases someone not...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Thanks for the update. My assessment and advice remain unchanged!As for my personally seeing a negative three-month HIV-antibody test convert to positive at six months, no, not without extenuating circumstances that would account for the delay... Read more »

PML mis-diagnosed by Infectious Disease Specialist

How in God's name can someone who calls themself an Infectious Disease Specialist not recognize or atleast consider that his own immunosupressed patient could have PML????...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Although PML is an opportunistic infection all HIV specialists should be familiar with, making a firm diagnosis of PML can be challenging, as it requires not only a compatible clinical history and MRI findings, but also a brain biopsy... Read more »

Is CJD an infectious disease?

Rick, while giving blood this week, I was alerted in one of the fliers about a disease called CJD (Crutzfeld-Jakob), where a guy who has it can show no symptoms for several years (like HIV). Problem is, there's no test to detect it. I know that...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is an extremelyrare neurological disease (approximately 1 case/million people/yearworldwide). It is caused by an infectious agent called a prion (aninfectious protein). There is no... Read more »

RE: Any infectious disease clinic or hospital in Europe, please?

Dear Dr. Bob,Thanks for your prompt answer.It's a great luck that you've had such great pianists over there last week.I love Kristian Zimerman playing Chopin and Brahms and the other two are also amazing and very talented pianists!!. I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Inma,I certainly understand the frustration of feeling sick, especially when an exact diagnosis hasn't been identified. A thorough evaluation at a medical center will hopefully determine the underlying cause for your ongoing symptoms.... Read more »

Go to Ask the Experts »

Connect With Others

Infectious or Intoxication Diseases?

Posted by Anonymous

AIDS, Hepatitis C, BSE:
Infectious or Intoxication Diseases?

Claus Khnlein, Germany

English translation and English edit by Jrgen Faas, Kathy McMahon and Fintan Dunne. With kind permission by the
... Read more »

AIDS- 3rd leading cause of death

Posted by Anonymous

AIDS to Be 3rd Leading Cause of Death

The Associated Press

By MARIA CHENG

November 27, 2006

You can't put all your eggs in the abstinence basket

Within the next 25 years, AIDS is set to join heart disease and stroke as the top three causes of death... Read more »

HIV-NEGATIVE AIDS IS INFECTIOUS

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia, or Non-HIV AIDS, is associated with a patented retroviral particle called Human Intracisternal A-Type Particle-Type II, or HIAP-II.

Autoimmune Technologies is developing viral protein antibody tests based on HIAP-II... Read more »

Worried Sick.. Is Yeast Infectious for HIV? (Long)

Posted by kdman, 1 Reply

Hey all,

I've been reading these boards and Dr Bob's Q&A's over the past month and a bit... and it's helped as well as disheartened at the same time.

I've been a textbook "Worried Well" over the past several weeks. I hope to believe that severe... Read more »

Connect on Our Bulletin Boards »

Tools

My Health Tracker

Assess Your Risk for HIV

Find Local HIV/AIDS Services

Resource Centers

Guides for People With HIV

View All of Our Guides >>