Can I Be Deported Because I Am HIV Positive

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United States Should Not Deport HIV-Positive Immigrants, Opinion Piece Says

The United States should reverse its policy of deporting HIV-positive immigrants and should allow HIV-positive individuals to visit the country, columnist Jonathan Rauch writes in his National Journal column. The policy of barring HIV-positive... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Pakistanis Deported for Testing HIV-Positive Raise Fears at Home

Pakistan health workers fear a sharp rise in HIV cases as Pakistanis deported from abroad for testing positive for HIV/AIDS return home, according to reports. Pathologists at the research center in Khyber Medical College in Peshawar raised the alarm... Read more »

Jordan Deports Five HIV-Positive Libyan Patients

A health ministry official said Tuesday that Jordan has deported five Libyan patients after learning they were HIV-positive. In the wake of months of fighting that ended the regime of Moamer Kadhafi in October, thousands of Libyans have undergone... Read more »

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Deported If Positive

Hi Dr. Bob,Thanks for your advice to all concerned. I live and work in a country where foreigners are deported if they test positive. I recently visited another country and intended to get tested there but I chickened out at the hospital. I told the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Sorry bud; getting liver function tests and a urine screen do not give any information about your HIV status. The only way to determine HIV status is to get an HIV-specific test. Now what's this nonsense about "chickening out"... Read more »

deporte y el sida

puede el virus del sida afectar de manera perjudicial a algun deportista que lo contraiga?...

Response from Jorge Santana Bagur, M.D.

Universidad de Puerto Rico

El virus de VIH que causa SIDA puede afectar a CUALQUIER PERSONA SIN DISCRIMINAR.... Read more »

I just found out my boyfriend is HIV positive , what do I do? (PREGNANCY: HIV POSITIVE MALE AND HIV NEGATIVE FEMALE 2010)

My boyfriend and I have been together about a year and he contracted HIV about two months ago. I love him and I've chosen to stay with him but I am concerned for my own health because I do not have HIV. We have used condoms when we have sex but...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I'm sorry to hear about your boyfriend's recent HIV diagnosis. Regarding your risk, I suggest you read through the information in the archives of this forum in the chapters dedicated to magnetic couples, HIV-sexual prevention and... Read more »

Gardasil plus flu vaccine, false positive HIV?(INFLUENZA VACCINATION AND INDETERMINATE WESTERN BLOT TESTS) (FLU SHOT AND FALSE POSITIVE HIV TESTS)

A week ago my 17-year-old daughter received a letter from Red Cross indicating she screened HIV positive after donating at a recent blood drive. Results were HIV-1/HIV-2 Positive, Confirmatory Indeterminate, NAT Negative. Retesting was done at a...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Thanks for your post. Yes, we are trying to get this more recent information out to a wider audience. The influenza vaccine changes from year to year to cover the most likely flu strain candidates for the coming flu season. We do have recent... Read more »

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Pregnancy and HIV false positive result

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