Common Microsporidiosis Symptoms

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Microsporidiosis

Causal Agents Life Cycle Geographic Distribution Clinical Features Laboratory Diagnosis Treatment [Brachiola spp. ] [Encephalitozoon cuniculi] [Encephalitozoon hellem] [Encephalitozoon intestinalis ( syn. Septata intestinalis)] [Enterocytozoon bieneusi] [Nosema spp. ] [Pleistophora sp. ] [Trachipleistophora spp. ] [Vittaforma corneae ( syn. Nosema corneum)] --> Causal Agents The term microsporidia is also...

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microsporidiosis in kidney transplant

my wife had a kidney transplant in august 1999. developeda nasty CMV infection that was not resolved by iv ganciclovir. this precipitated a kidney rejection and she was treated with okt3 that really dropped her immune system.January 2000 she had a...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

The stronger a person's immune system is, the better the chance that they will get over an OI (or at least, keep it under control). For organ transplant recipients, the weakness in their immune system comes from the drugs they are given to... Read more »

Common ARS Symptoms?

Dear Doc,Is a mild sore throat and fatigue with no other symptoms 11 days after a moderate risk exposure consistent with your experience on primary hiv infection? Thanks,Denny...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

These are very nonspecific and could be the results of many kinds of infections.... Read more »

Common cold symptom

Caro Dottore,i hope that you will read and answer my question. On a business trip abroad I went with a sex worker and i used a condom. When i pulled out i saw that it was only half covering my penis. I believe that i protected myself. Three to four...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Caro paesano,No, you are not stupid. You just need a better fitting condom next time.I'm assuming the half of your penis that was covered was the head and halfway down as opposed to the head peaking through a broken condom. Correct? If so, no... Read more »

Re: Common cold symptoms

Dear Dottore,i posted this question on the 21st October and you said that my risk was negligible. Well I got tested and yes you were right the risk was negligible since the result came back negative. I also understand that HIV is not easy to catch....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Congratulazioni!!!This is truly wonderful news! Thanks for writing back and I hope all the "worried well" will heed your very wise words.Resti bene. Desidero per lei tutta felicita' in futuro.Dott. Bob... Read more »

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