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Can Someone Get AIDS From Period Blood
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Safe blood transfusion v. Window periodHi Doc!I have heard that places that accept blood (for storage and transfusion) can know if the blood is infected even if the person donating is at his/her window period. Then why don't they use this technology to straight-away determine if a...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,The answer to your first question is a bit complex and technical, but I'll try to explain.Blood donors have been screened for HIV since 1985. Although newer generations of the test have been developed that increase the sensitivity for...
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3 month Window Period or Six Month Window Period (WINDOW PERIOD, 6 WEEKS v 3MONTHS v 6 MONTHS)Dr. Bob,Thank you for not only responding to me but for responding to all of us with concerns.... Read more »Is the saliva of person at "window period" riskier than saliva of persons out of that period? (SALIVA)Dear Dr Bob,First, I would like to express my appreciation to your continuous effort to help all of... Read more »
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Kenyan HIV/AIDS Patients Face Periodic Shortages of Drugs, Hampering TreatmentKenyan HIV patients have faced periodic shortages of critical drugs over the past six months, hampering their treatment and threatening to create drug-resistant strains of the virus, an advocacy group said Tuesday. Those few patients who can afford... Read more »
Canada: Lift Ban on Gay Blood Donations Say HIV ExpertsDespite appeals Thursday from two prominent Montreal HIV/AIDS experts, officials from Canadian Blood Services and Hema-Quebec upheld a lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men (MSM). Mark Wainberg and Norbert Gilmore of the... Read more »
Botswana Project Encourages Young People to Donate "Safe Blood," Stay HIV-FreeBotswana has launched a new project that encourages young people to donate "safe blood" and teaches them how to avoid contracting HIV, Reuters AlertNet reports. The project, Pledge 25, targets youths both in and out of school because "most of them... Read more »
Florida: Tainted Donor Blood Infects TwoTwo people were infected with HIV this year after receiving blood from a donor whose disease went undetected by Florida Blood Services (FBS), the Tampa Bay area's primary blood bank. FBS revealed the discovery Thursday and stressed that the area's... Read more »
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Facts. Window Period
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
How Do I Know If I Have HIV? The only way to know for sure if you have HIV is to get an HIV test. If you are at risk of HIV, you should have an HIV test every six months. You should also reduce your risk (see the section on Prevention). Soon after... Read more » What is longest period of time HIV+ without...
Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies
...progression to AIDS?
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Some interesting info about the WINDOW PERIOD...
Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
Hi, ive been posting some messages for a while in this forum. This, I think, will be the last. I wrote a message to a very important hiv prevention and information organization in France, sponsored, endorsed and authorized by the government of...
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Window Period
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Is the window period 3 months for oral HIV tests, or just for blood tests?
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