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When exposed to HIV you are exposed HEP also?

Posted by Anonymous

I heard this is true because most people with HIV are coinfected with Hep. This means that the window period is at least 6 months, right? Anyway, if you have more questions go to www.aidsmeds.com and FEAR of HIV forum. Ask them the window period fo... Read more »

Did I expose someone to HIV?

Posted by ch1, 4 Replies

I was assaulted in an attempted robbery, someone hit me over the head with a rock.
I was not unconcious, but I bled a lot and two people kept cold compresses on my head until the ambulance arrived.
Both people were ladies in their 60's who do... Read more »

Exposed to HIV 4 days ago & need advice

Posted by jnewt79, 1 Reply

I am trying to be pragmatic about this, but I would be lying if I said I wasn't incredibly distressed. 4 days ago, I met man online for sex. I asked him his status, and he told me he was negative. We kissed a lot (tongue in mouth) and then I gave... Read more »

Help I Need Answers Think I've Been Exposed To Hiv

Posted by Fearful26, 2 Replies

Ok on Feb20-26,i spent those days over my ex-boyfriend's house.Feb 26 is when i went home,our last un-protected sex encounter.To make a long story short,i believe i've been exposed! Because around March 7-11,i have experinced flu-like symtoms,high... Read more »

hiv exposer from a eviromental surface.

Posted by shayshay, 2 Replies

Hi, can a person get hiv if a drop of blood get on their virgan from a tiolet seat. I had a Naat test after 3-weeks neg and a 9-week Orasure Advaned neg also. What are my chances of having hiv. Thank you. Read more »

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Exposed to HIV..

I might have been exposed to HIV a couple days ago, through oral sex, I was recieving oral sex quite a long period of time from a poz guy, there were lesions...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Dear Sir,This forum is dedicated to HIV-positive folks, particularly those who have concerns related to fatigue and/or anemia. Questions related to HIV transmission, prevention, safer sex, HIV testing and risk should be sent to Dr. Bob at his... Read more »

Husband Dentist Exposed to HIV on Job Yesterday

Dr. Bob,My husband is a dentist and was exposed to HIV while drilling a patient's tooth. Blood/saliva squirted into his eye (he was not wearing his protective eyewear. The patient...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Concerned Wife,Your husband told you "the doctor would have looked at him like he was stupid, since they both know so much about how the disease progresses"???? Hmm. One wonders why the same doctor didn't give him a similar look... Read more »

When to start treatment - just exposed to HIV

I was just exposed to HIV in the past two months and subsequently tested positive. My T-cell count is 452 and my viral load is 770,000. My doctor said...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Your situation is one of the most vexing in HIV medicine and we simply dont have the answers. There is some evidence that people diagnosed with very early HIV infection may benefit from immediate treatment.The rationale is that by treating early one... Read more »

Can VL increase if exposed to HIV repeatedly?

If you're HIV positive and you continue to have unprotected sex, can you increase your viral load this way and is it true that if you are infected by someone that has the virus and has become immune to certain drugs then you will also be immune...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I prefer to use the term resistant to drugs and not immune. But you are correct. Resistant virus can be transmitted to another person. If you give drugs to this person that the transmitted virus is resistant to, they will not work. If you are... Read more »

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U.S. Updates Clinical Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Exposed and HIV-Infected Children

New guidelines to assist health care workers in preventing and treating the secondary infections that can afflict U.S. children exposed to, or infected with, HIV, were published by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease... Read more »

Ask the Doctor: What Should You Do if You Have Been Exposed to HIV?

Every month, HIV specialist Theresa Mack, M.D., M.P.H. -- an associate medical director St. Luke's Roosevelt Morningside Clinic , a comprehensive HIV-care center in Harlem, N.Y. -- will answer your most pressing HIV/AIDS questions. If you are... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Poor Legal Protection for Women, Children Exposes Them to HIV: Experts

Women and children are at a higher HIV/AIDS risk because of the widespread failure to protect their legal and property rights, said experts at an International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) conference in Kuala Lumpur. These rights include... Read more »

CDC Recommends Prophylactic Antiretroviral Drug Regimen for People Exposed to HIV Through Unprotected Sex, Shared Needles

CDC on Thursday in a "major policy shift" recommended that people exposed to HIV through unprotected sexual intercourse, sexual assault, shared needles or accidents receive immediate treatment with antiretroviral drugs to prevent infection, the AP/... Read more »

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