Are There Cases Of Hiv Disappearing In People

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who long does it take for KS lesions to disappear ?

Hi,I have been HIV positive since 2.5 years and been on meds since 5 months. I must have 15 to 20 KS lesions mostly on the arms and the groin area. They seem to be stabilising and do not continue to grow. However, I have seen no improvement with any...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

The main treatment for Kaposi's sarcoma is actually what you are doing: going on medications. As your immune systme imporves (over 6-12 months), the lesions should fade away. the fact that they seem to be stabilinzing is an excellent sign at... Read more »

Desperate: I will get my HIV result tomorrow and I just want to disappear

DR. FRASCINO,YOU DID NOT ANSWER MY MESSAGE SO I PRESUME YOU HAVE NO ANSWER TO MY PROBLEM. I KNOW... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Resistance - Disappears?

I read your answer to someone about resistance testing for treatment naive people. I had such a... Read more »

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D. »

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People Between Ages 15 and 24 Account for 50% of All STD Cases, Including HIV, in U.S., Reports Say

Sexually active people between the ages of 15 and 24 accounted for 50% of all new cases of sexually transmitted diseases in 2000 in the United States, according to two studies published in the January/February issue of the Allan Guttmacher Institute... Read more »

Increasing Number of New HIV Cases in El Paso, Texas, Recorded Among Young People

The number of HIV cases among people younger than age 35 in El Paso, Texas, is on the rise, highlighting what some health officials say is a trend of complacency about the virus, the El Paso Times reports. The city's health department records... Read more »

Number of Japanese AIDS Cases Slowly Increasing; Actual Number of HIV-Positive People Likely Higher Than Reported

The number of AIDS cases in Japan is slowly increasing, and the number of HIV-positive people in the country is estimated to be higher than the number reported, AFP/ Yahoo! News reports. In 2003, the government recorded 336 new AIDS cases but... Read more »

TB Cases Among HIV-Positive People in Jamaica Increasing

The number of tuberculosis cases among HIV-positive people in Jamaica is steadily increasing, according to statistics from the Ministry of Health released on Wednesday during a symposium at the country's National Chest Hospital, the Jamaica... Read more »

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Q for HIV+ people about swollen lymph nodes

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Q for HIV+ people about swollen lymph nodes

I would like to know if when you have swollen glands in the neck are they sore or painless?

I just took the plunge and took my 2nd HIV testI am awaiting my results, which should be ready, this fri-sat.

I am... Read more »

Symptoms start to disappear

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hello. I was exposed by masterbation/oral on April28th. Since then I have had swollen glands/fever daily/joint pain in knees,headaches,spot on roof of mouth,bad sinus infection and extreme fatigue. Have gone through 2 courses of antibiotics and now... Read more »

New York draws fire over case of drug-resistantHIV

Posted by Anonymous

Nature 433, 788 (24 February 2005)

New York draws fire over case of drug-resistant HIV

ERIKA CHECK

Rare, aggressive form of AIDS used to publicize dangers of unprotected
sex.

[WASHINGTON] A decision by New York health officials to announce the
detection... Read more »

Bigotry only aiding in more HIV cases!

Posted by paman1964, 3 Replies

Bigotry and HIV becomes a bad combination when you cannot bring someone you love to meet your family and so on!
Ignorance is a major cause of the spread of HIV! Read more »

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