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Can The AIDS Virus Transmitted By Head Lice
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Dear Doctor, Does this mean that I won't have the HIV virus, and I can't transmit HIV virus even if I had.Dear Doctor, Here is an update from http://www.thebody.com/updates/2007-03-01.html Herpes Treatment Can Control Herpes and HIV Viral Load, Study Finds Treatment with the herpes drug Valtrex (valacyclovir) not only reduces the viral load of herpes...
Response from Brian Conway, M.D.
University of British Columbia
You are right to say that some people who are severely immunosuppressed (as you may be) can have a false negative HIV antibody test. In that setting, the best test to determine infection becomes a PCR test, or some other antigen detection assay....
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can i transmit the HIV virus with unprotected sex?Dear Doctor, Thanks for taking the time to answer. I just need one more clarification. If I am HIV... Read more »HOW WELL DOES THE HIV VIRUS TRANSMIT AT SWIMMING POOL?Hi Dr Bob I have one quick question regarding how well does the HIV virus survive in chlorine... Read more »
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Prechewed Infant Food May Transmit AIDS VirusA new medical report offers evidence of infants being infected with HIV by eating premasticated food chewed by HIV-positive caregivers. Prechewing food for infants, usually during the weaning period, has been documented in various parts of the... Read more »
People With Moderate HIV Viral Loads More Likely To Transmit Virus, Study SaysPeople with moderate HIV viral loads are more likely to transmit the virus to a larger number of people over time than those with high viral loads, according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ,... Read more »
In Heterosexuals, Transmitted HIV Strains Often Resemble Original Infecting VirusA new study 1 has found that even though HIV diversifies widely within infected individuals over time, the virus strains that ultimately are passed on through heterosexual transmission often resemble the strain of virus that originally infected... Read more »
Women With HIV Who Breastfeed Exclusively Longer Than Four Months Have Lower Risk of Transmitting Virus to Infants, Study Shows"The amount of HIV in an infected mother's breast milk spikes when weaning begins, according to a study published [Wednesday] in Science Translational Medicine," Nature reports. "The findings are likely to add urgency to efforts to ensure that... Read more »
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pubic lice
Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
I know the topic here mainly is hiv.. but I would like to know if anyone knows about pubic lice (crabs), how long does it take for you to notice? I had an encounter two months ago, but until today this feeling started.. like a sensation in the...
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Gallo's New Virus
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
c 2001 by satirist Marcel Girodian FAMED AIDS SCIENTIST DISCOVERS NEW VIRUS By Gina Kolada The New York Times Washington D.C. (December 17)--Dr. Robert Gallo, discoverer of the AIDS virus, stunned the scientific community today with the discovery of a... Read more » COMO SE TRANSMITE EL HIV?
Posted by Janis, 1 Reply
COMO SE TRANSMITE EL HIV?La infeccin por HIV se produce a travs de tres nicas vas de transmisin: * TRANSMISION SEXUAL * TRANSMISION SANGUINEA * TRANSMISION VERTICAL (madre a hijo) TRANSMISION SEXUAL: El HIV puede transmitirse a travs de las relaciones... Read more » Re: Can HIV be transmitted via a nitrous balloon?
Posted by vanessa1013, 1 Reply
(Look for my original post "Can HIV be transmitted via a nitrous balloon?")Hi there, Thank you in advance for reading... I attended a "rave" like party on 8/21/10. At this party, nitrous balloons were being passed around. I took several hits...And now... Read more »
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