Dormant Hiv

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Gay club and laying dormant? (DORMANT VIRUS)

I french kissed this really hot gay dancer (I'm a straight women) for a few seconds about 2 years ago. My friend told me this person has hiv. We were dancing and he was sweating. Is the french kiss/and sweaty dancing a risk? I worry if the kiss...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

undetectable DNA PCR are definitive and conclusive. HIV is not your problem. No way. No how.3.There is no such thing as "dormant HIV." (See below.)Thank you for your donation to the Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation... Read more »

how long can hiv be dormant

give me a range of about how many years hiv can stay dormant in the body before it is detected... Read more »

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D. »

dormant phase for hiv

is this true that hiv virus can remain inside human body dormant for years & during this period... Read more »

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

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Researchers Examine Immune Cells Where HIV Can Lie Dormant, Possible Treatments

Researchers have determined how HIV is able to lie dormant in certain immune system cells and prevent the cells from self-destructing, according to a study published Thursday online in the journal Retrovirology , the AP/Google.com reports. HIV... Read more »

Researchers Discover Genetic Circuit in HIV That Controls Whether Virus Activates, Remains Dormant

Researchers from the University of California-San Diego and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered the genetic circuit in HIV that controls whether the virus is activated or remains dormant, according to a study published in the March 16... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

San Francisco: Mayor's AIDS Office Dormant

Noticeably absent during the recent heated battle over AIDS funding at San Francisco's City Hall is Mayor Willie Brown's AIDS czar Mike Shriver. The head of the Mayor's Office on AIDS and HIV Policy has been out on disability for over a year and a... Read more »

Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange

HDAC Inhibitors -- Pushing HIV Out of Hiding

In people who have been taking ART for several years and who have no other co-infections, HIV-infected cells produce very few copies of HIV and appear to infect other cells at a relatively low rate. In many of these cases, HIV can lie dormant... Read more »

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Hiv window period for testing

Posted by nomoreworry4me, 2 Replies

Hi I was at risk and I had two exposers within same months from raped but all my testing negative my gf she is neg and I was corcern about will she miss up my testing period . I been tested from two weeks two 19 months negative
I have did few hiv... Read more »

Whats the longest for hiv to take

Posted by nomoreworry4me, 1 Reply

show on test has there been any cases longer then 6 months why some people says it lay dormant for years . said that it lay in cells without being detected ! I hope CDC knows the truth about window period Read more »

hiv oral quick vs blood test

Posted by bless4u, 3 Replies

how long does it take for the antibodies to form on test there story says it can lay dormant . Read more »

hiv / herpes

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

i have read that oral sex is low risk for hiv, but what about herpes?
if u get herpes in the mouth, how long does it take to show up after contact and what does it look like ? Read more »

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