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Hiv Bumps
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HIV from a Fist Bump -- Possible?? --- Dr. Bob... I Donate to your Foundation Regularly.Dr Bob, Can you help me with this issue please? I was working with a friend of mine from work. We were snapping metal buttons on a tarp onto a boat. I scratched my hand on a snap. My knuckle. The scratch bled. The gentleman who also is HIV...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi, Michael.While there is a theoretical risk of HIV transmission if fresh HIV-tainted fluids come into contact with non-intact skin, the chances of this occurring during a fist bump with a 30-minute old scratch are so remote that the chance of...
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Bumps, Welts and HIVDuring the past three months I've noticed on a regular basis that I will have bumps and welts,... Read more »More Information on Fist-BumpDr. Bob,I met with the gentleman that is HIV+ that I first-bumped with after I scratched my... Read more »
Articles
Advocates Urge HIV Education: Tennessee Sees Bump in New Diagnoses for Young PeopleNew HIV diagnoses in Tennesseans ages 15-24 increased by 32 percent from 2005 to 2009, while cases among other age groups dropped slightly, state data show. Advocate Larry "Cowboy" Frampton thinks those figures reflect a lack of both historical... Read more »
Texas: HIV Program Loses Needed Funding Bump in CompromiseThe compromise budget announced Monday night by House and Senate leaders denies a requested funding increase for the state AIDS Drug Assistance Program, the Texas HIV Medication Program (THMP). Citing hikes in the cost of HIV medicines, the longer... Read more »
Martell RandolphAbout Martell Randolph Age: xx --> Home: Los Angeles, Calif. Diagnosed: 2000 If an HIV diagnosis is considered to be a "tough pill to swallow," then imagine that a diagnosis of HIV-2 would be like trying to swallow the whole... Read more »
The Politics of ADAPThe arrival of effective HIV treatment in the mid-90s created new challenges -- among them how to provide these life-saving medications to those who needed them. Enter the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, or ADAPs, designed to provide medications for... Read more »
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Bumpity BUMP BUMP....CDC window
Posted by Virgo, 3 Replies
I wanted to bump this up so the WW's who are new around here can take a looksey!!http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/gap/pmtct/Trainer%20Manual/Adobe/Module_6TM.pdf Page 11, point #4 IT STATES: "A negative result usually means that the person is not infected... Read more » WHEN A BUMP IS JUST A BUMP!!!!
Posted by notanonymous, 1 Reply
just wanted to point that out. since my 12 weeks negs on elisa and pcr i have stopped focusing so much on every little change or affliction in or on my body. do i still have "symptoms" and doubts? yes, but i am not focusing on it as much. some of...
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Bumps
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I have these red and white bumps on my arm and biceps, is this a symptom of HIV ?
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folliculitis and bump in throat??
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Is folliculitis common in early HIV (2-3 months after infection?) i have several infected follicles that itch and burn on my stomach.... I've had swollen nodes for awhile now (felt by a doctor) and a sore throat for over a month, now with a bump...
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