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What Is AIDS, HIV and HIV Disease?

What Is HIV? What Is AIDS? What Is HIV Disease? What Is HIV? Each letter stands for the following terms: H -- Human -- because this virus can only infect human beings. I -- Immuno-deficiency -- because the effect of the virus is to create a deficiency, a failure to work properly, within the body's immune system. V -- Virus -- because this organism is a virus, which means one of its characteristics is that it is...

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Characteristics of AIDS and the HIV virus

I am doing research on AIDS/HIV and I wanted to ask a question but I couldnt decide the most appropriate place to ask these questions.1.What exactly does the HIV virus do to the immune system?2.Why is it so hard to find a cure or vaccine?3.What are...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

These questions are beyond the scope of this forum.... Read more »

Characteristics Of HIV Caused Swollen Lymph Nodes

Can you please tell me what size HIV would generally cause glands to swell? Also I have read that swollen glands would usually be generalized throughout the body. Does this mean that several glands would be swollen, or would on gland swollen in a...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Size is variable and multiple sites are involved.... Read more »

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Dr. Young,I salute you sir for your encouraging outlook and admirable determination in moving forward this fight against the hiv virus. In this forum and maybe on the entire site, you are the one doctor that stands out who works literally hours on...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Dear Rudolf-In this world of ever increasing political polarization and diminishing healtcare support, your words have tremendous value to me. Thank you.Happy holidays and peace,BY... Read more »

How to distinguish kaposis from a bruise

How can you tell the difference between ks and a "brown" bruise? Does the ks lesion stay on the skin for a while, or does it - like a bruise - disappear after two or days and leave a green or yellow color on the skin? I guess I'm...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

KS lesions can indeed look like bruises. HOWEVER, bruises tend to fade on their own after a week or so (sometimes longer for big bruises). KS lesions tend not to fade. If however, an AIDS patient takes anti-retroviral medications (i.e. HIV... Read more »

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distinguishing ARS from NON-ARS

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

i was thinking, how does one know the difference between experiencing ARS and just regular HIV related symptoms (assuming one is positive). is there something about the symptoms experienced during seroconversion that are different than the ones... Read more »

two characteristics......

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i'm looking for a question for class

What are two characteristics of the HIV virus which make if difficult to eradicate from the body on a cellular level?

please help

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ARS rash characteristics... PLEASE clarify!!!

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

i posted here afew days ago, the girl who lives very far away from any city and can't get tested yet, but had a high risk encounter 6 months ago, and now is terrified she's given her boyfriend hiv?

can someone please help me! i know it's not good... Read more »

World AIDS Day 2006: raising 'HIV/AIDS' Awareness

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World AIDS Day 2006: Raising 'HIV/AIDS' Awareness

We urgently need to raise 'HIV/AIDS' Awareness to stop the epidemic spread of AIDS-related Myths, HIV-related Lies and Pharmogenocide: Iatrogenic 'AIDS' ('AIDS' caused by anti-retroviral' drugs).

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