Amount Of Hiv Needed To Infect Someone

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The Stages of HIV Disease

HIV Is a Continuum Infection Primary Infection (or Acute Infection) Seroconversion The Asymptomatic Stage Early- and Medium-Stage HIV Symptomatic Disease Late-Stage HIV Disease (AIDS) HIV Is a Continuum Most of us are used to thinking of disease in very simple terms: if you feel sick, you are sick; if you feel healthy, you are healthy. However, because HIV may begin causing subtle changes in the immune system long before an infected...

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HIV from small amount of blood

Dear Shannon, Is there a chance of transferring HIV from a betadine directly used by infected person on his scrathed knee happened 1 day ago where in there is no fresh blood coming out on his wound and then a person who has also a wound on his foot...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiNo need to worry, for a couple of reasons, HIV begins to die once it is outside of the body and then when an antiseptic is used to clean up the area again can decrease the risk of transmission. There would have to be a large volume of blood and a... Read more »

eye contact - what is a significant amount for infection?

Hello!Last night I went to club, it was very crowded and quite dusky. While dancing I felt something tiny hit my forehead and my eye (right into the eye). It was to sudden to close the eye or to blink. But it was very small, I just felt it hit my...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi,Your question is not ridiculous. HIV transmission through eyes is highly unlikely. For this to occur there has to be a high amount of blood and the person has to have a high viral load. So not knowing the status of the person whose blood or sweat... Read more »

Pain Medications suggestions? I have massive amount of Pain

I have been HIV + for 10 years now, and I have had AIDS since November 2006. I am currently on a salvage regime, due to I am resistant to most of the HART drugs. My pheno type and geno type test shows the only medication that im sensitive to is...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

You have explained your difficult situation very well. Morphine infusion, spinal morphine or stimulation, methadone, use of adjunctive agents like marijuana or lorazpam, gabapentin types of medications, tricyclic antidepressants, acupuncture--there... Read more »

amount of protien?

What is your opinion on the amount of protein a PHA needs?...

Response from Cade Fields-Gardner M.S., R.D.

The Cutting Edge

The amount of protein you need is the amount to sustain and benefit protein-related processes and protein-based tissue in the body. We have some idea about what that level is in many people, including those who experience physical stress of... Read more »

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a considerable amount of HIV blood in a glass

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I am wondering if 20-30 ml of wet HIV-infected blood remained in a glass for more than twelve hours, will the blood be still infectious even if it is still wet after that 12 hours?? Read more »

amount of virus?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Once again .... just wondering if anyone has any feedback on the amount of virus needed for a one-time exposure. I have heard there needs to be ALOT of highly concentrated virus in order for infection to occur ..... is this true? The CDC simply says... Read more »

HIV infected or not?

Posted by Andreea, 2 Replies

Could one get infected with HIV if he had wounds on he's fingers and touched plastic lids that an HIV positive cut himself in? (I heard that outside the body the virus dies in a few minutes, and if the person having the virus is taking a treatment,... Read more »

RECENT STUDY ORAL SEX & HIV INFECTION

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

"UTMB Study Explains Why Oral Sex Unsafe in Age of HIV"
Houston Chronicle Online (02/03/00); Hopper, Leigh
New research from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston shows the reason why oral sex is unsafe as a way to avoid HIV.... Read more »

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