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Hiv Hoax
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Rumors, Myths and HoaxesI got an e-mail warning that a man, who was believed to be HIV positive, was recently caught placing blood in the ketchup dispenser at a fast food restaurant. Because of the risk of HIV transmission, the e-mail recommended that only individually wrapped packets of ketchup be used. Is there a risk of contracting HIV from ketchup? No incidents of ketchup dispensers being contaminated with HIV-infected blood have been reported to CDC. Furthermore,...
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hiv hoax?Based on my research HIV might be a hoax. When nobody got sick they extended the window period from 10 months to 10 years, most every other virus causes disease before antibody protection, not years later, over a hundered chimpanzees have been...
Response from Edwin DeJesus, M.D., F.A.C.P.ONE BIG HOAX?In a way that you would be proud of, Dr. Mark, I responded to one of the folks who post (on an internet HIV forum) about HIV being a myth with the ol' "Show me some data" response. Well, this person gave me all of these websites and...
Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.
Stanford University, School of Medicine
I think almost all practitioners on the planet who take care of HIV infected people would agree that HIV, left untreated, in most people leads to AIDS....
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condom hoax please answerDr. Bob,I have been geting e-mails about people lacing condoms with hiv virus or people there infected fluids inside the condom before somebody uses it. I thought the virus did not last long outside the body. Can this really happen?Thanks,Mark ...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi Mark,Your title says it all: "Condom HOAX . . . ." If you're worried, use your own condom!Dr. Bob...
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hoax or breakthrough?Dr Yong Kang is developing a Vaccine and therapeutic vaccine to HIV. He believes will protect or even clear HIV? Is this for real?? ready in three years .. skeptical......
Response from Brian Conway, M.D.
University of British Columbia
You are right to be skeptical. If a good immune based treatment works, it may well be the key to curing (or at least controlling) HIV infection. It is smart people like Dr. Kang who are likely to figure this out. However, all of these new ideas...
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HOAX With Capital H
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
INFECTED's Story was another Gay Hoax to Blame HIV on Female Prostitutes.Read more » Hoax
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
My Girlfriend explained to me that awhile back some people were going around with needles and putting them on peoples chairs and when a person sat down on the chair it said you are now HIV positive with a note but the scary thing is that a guy got...
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An Internet Hoax???
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Folks,Why even debate whether or not INFECTED's case is a hoax or not? This is the internet ... I'm sure the majority of information posted on this forum (and on any other message board out there for that matter) is outright false, misleading, or... Read more »
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