Can A Person Be Hiv Positive For Years And Have No Symptoms

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When it comes to the symptoms of HIV/AIDS, there are three major points to keep in mind: There's a big difference between the symptoms of HIV and the symptoms of advanced HIV, also known as AIDS. It's what you do that puts you at risk for HIV -- not how you feel. Your mind is a powerful thing. 1.There's a big difference between the symptoms of HIV and the symptoms of advanced HIV, also known as AIDS. HIV is a virus that attacks...

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LASIK for HIV positive persons

Dear Dr. Bob,I am referring to your answer to the patient, Lasikthai, on Dec 6th, 2003. I am currently the Director of International Patients at TRSC International LASIK Center in Thailand, the clinic that was referred to in the question. I wanted...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Director,And I should consider coming to your center so that you could refuse to treat me as well? I'm HIV-positive, sir. And like the previous questioner, whose post I'll reprint below, I too have high CD4 counts and no AIDS... Read more »

hiv- after six months exposure to hiv+ person's fluids with many many symptoms,desparate and suicidal

Hi Micheal and thank you for being so wonderfull , supporting people and coping with this horrible disease. I want to apologise in advance for the long e-mail.I am gay a and a paranoid Jew (from your family name, I guess you know what I am talking...

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W.

Psychotherapist and Author

I am sorry that you are so tortured by your current situation. But yes, you are the worried well, in terms of not having HIV. I don't know whether you have a physical illness that might be causing your symptoms or if your exceptionally high... Read more »

cold symptoms for three weeks after sex with positive person of different status

Hi i had sex on the 18th of Dec with someone whos also positive he told me he takes atripla im on truvada and isentress the condom broke after i started to feel really sick like i was coming down with a flu, i contacted my clinic and saw my nurse...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

It would be very unusual (theoretically possible but I am unaware of any such case having been reported) for new HIV transmission to take place from a person with undetectable HIV levels on Atripla to another HIV person who is doing well... Read more »

Can you be HIV positive for 28 years with no symptoms?

My husbanf has just beem told he is HIV positive. Can he have contracted this from a blood transfusion he received 28 years ag or is this unlikely? ...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Extremely unlikely! It's time you and hubby-man had a serious talk about other potential causes for his positively charged status.Dr. Bob... Read more »

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