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Can You Die From Mac
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Ask the Experts
mac without aidsMy father died of mac a year ago. He did not have aids. How could he have gotten it and how common is it for a non-aids patients to get mac....
Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.
University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine
HIV-s can get MAC although that does not happen often. The germ is in soil and water throughout the environment, so it is not hard to come into contact with it. Typically HIV-s with MAC also have chronic lung disease of some kind which makes them...
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MAC survival ratesMy partner was diagnosed with AIDS in November of 2000. He had symptoms for almost 2 years, but... Read more »AIDS/MAC & Refusal of TreatmentI'm a Shanti-trained emotional support volunteer. My patient has AIDS and was diagnosed with... Read more »
Articles
NPR Program Examines Impact of MACS HIV Study Over Past 25 YearsNPR's "All Things Considered " on Friday examined the impact the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study has had on HIV-positive men who have sex with men over the past 25 years. Roger Detels, the director of MACS in Los Angeles and a professor of... Read more »
Over 2,800 People Worldwide Have Died From H1N1, WHO ReportsThe WHO on Friday announced the H1N1 (swine) flu virus has killed at least 2,837 people -- the result of an continued increase in the number of H1N1 cases worldwide, not the virulence of the virus, Reuters reports. "There is no sense that the virus... Read more »
7,000 Gay Men Help Study AIDSLaunched in 1984 before there was a test for HIV, the Multicenter AIDS Study (MACS) began seeking gay men to participate in a study of this new disease. Since then, more than 7,000 men who have sex with men (MSM) recruited from four MACS cities have... Read more »
Why People With HIV Still Die -- And Why They Don't Have To ...Introduction What Kills People With HIV Today? Hepatitis Outranks Other Death Threats Can Liver Deaths Be Prevented? Bad Adherence Can Kill Fateful Impact of a Late Diagnosis AIDS Cancers and Non-AIDS Cancers How Big Is the Threat From Heart... Read more »
Connect With Others
MAC IV Therapy
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I'm thinking of stopping IV therapy for MAC....can anyone tell me if they've done that...and if so.....did you feel better or worse without the meds? My CD4+ cell count is still below 50.....the meds make me feel so awful I have to wonder if the MAC...
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MAC. & low cd-4
Posted by danni, 3 Replies
i am terrified, i just learned that i have mac. my viral load is 87,000, my cd-4; only 14. my doc. did start meds for me, but i can't get past the fear that it's too late. with my blood counts, is mac, a sure death sentence? i appreciate any...
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Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC)
Posted by Anonymous
Good day! I just found out that I have some bacteria in my blood. I'm low with t4cell at 1 so my doctor says that I have MAC. I wanted to know if anyone has experience this and has anyone gotten better. This could explain my many symptoms...
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MAC Therapy and Thank you's
Posted by EMDD
Thank you all for your kind words and encouragment....I made the leap and stopped MAC therapy....3 days and counting....I feel so much more like my old self....I was beginning to think I never would again.....life is good....my best advice is to do...
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