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Do People Get HIV From Scratching Someone
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Cat scratch fever in HIV+?Hi,I've been HIV+ for 3 months (experienced acute HIV infection back in May), have a CD4 of 399, not currently on meds but about to start. Last night I got a rather nasty scratch on my back from my cat. How concerned should I be? Is cat...Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.
University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine
Even HIV- people can get cat scratch disease-- you don't have to be HIV+ to be at risk. See your doctor for an evaluation. If you haven't had a tetanus bosster in the last 8-10 years, that's a good idea....
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Please Hekp me quickly Dr Bob -- I am very very frightened-- I give a large donation (HIV TRANSMISSION FROM FINGERNAIL SCRATCH, 2010)Dr. Bob,I ma very scared. I went to shake hands with a HIV + person during a convention today. This... Read more »please show me the way..........(HIV TRANSMISSION FROM FINGERNAIL SCRATCH, 2011)Dear Dr. Bob,I am very much fear of an incident happend to me on 3rd july 2011.in a party i got a... Read more »
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Why Do We Tolerate People Who Are HIV Positive and Spreading the Disease?"We have all these programs and HIV prevention people are scratching their heads saying, 'How can we help people with HIV?' When it is all said and done it's up to the community to say, 'we just don't want HIV to spread.'" So says Thomas J. Coates,... Read more »A New Way to Fight HIV: CCR5 InhibitorsThe past year has brought so many new drug approvals that even some HIV experts are scratching their heads as they try to figure out how all of these meds work and how they can best be used to treat people with HIV. Today, we're going to look at... Read more »Pickett Fences: Pity LustJim Pickett It's been a while since I've totally gone off on a rant. And there's this little incident, actually pretty minor in the grand scheme of things, that nonetheless has just been working my last frayed nerve since it happened. So I'm... Read more »HIV-Positive People in Africa More Likely to Adhere to Antiretroviral Treatment Than HIV-Positive People in North America, Study FindsHIV-positive people in sub-Saharan Africa are more likely to adhere to their antiretroviral treatment regimens than are HIV-positive people in North America, according to a study published in the Aug. 9 edition of the Journal of the American... Read more »
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HIV from Scratch
Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
To Whom it May Concern:Here is my dilemma. A couple of months ago I visited a "titty bar" and received three lap dances. During one of the dances I felt the dancer scratch my neck with her fingernail. Throughout the remainder of our session... Read more » For the worried well about Bird scratches
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
It is impossible to become infected with The HIV Virus from Birds.Dr. Anonymous 2001 Read more » Q for HIV+ people about swollen lymph nodes
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Q for HIV+ people about swollen lymph nodesI would like to know if when you have swollen glands in the neck are they sore or painless? I just took the plunge and took my 2nd HIV testI am awaiting my results, which should be ready, this fri-sat. I am... Read more » Infection throgh scratches
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Hi, Hope someone can advise. I've always been served by this HIV positive beautician for about 2 years and have not feared for my life before. BUT since 11 Oct 1999, I've been living in fear of contracting HIV. On that day, while she was massaging... Read more »
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