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Hiv Infection And Leukemia
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Ask the Experts
Leukemia- is it contagious, can a leukemic get HIV?If some is infected with Leukemia can they spread the disease through sexual contact? In addition, can a person with leukemia contact HIV?...
Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
Leukemia can NOT be spread through sexual contact. Patients with leukemia can contract HIV infection in the same ways that folks without leukemia can contract HIV infection....
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Did HIV Cause my Leukemia?One year ago I was diagnosed with Leukemia (AML). Days later I was diagnosed as HIV+. My... Read more »HIV and acute leukemia; what are the effects of chemotherapy on the virus?In your Nov 11, 2002 post, you stated: "And lastly, chemotherapy can indeed kill the HIV... Read more »
Articles
Media Outlets Examine Case of Man Cured of HIV, Leukemia Through Bone Marrow TransplantIn a special report, Reuters examines the case of Timothy Ray Brown, who was cured of HIV and leukemia after undergoing "a bone marrow transplant using cells from a donor with a rare genetic mutation, known as CCR5 delta 32," which researchers knew... Read more »
Table 2. Estimated Percentage of Injecting Drug Users at Risk for Acquiring Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection (n = 9,565) Who Engaged in Behaviors Associated With HIV Infection, by Selected Characteristics -- National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System, United States, 2009Table 2. Estimated Percentage* of Injecting Drug Users at Risk for Acquiring Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection (n = 9,565) † Who Engaged in Behaviors § Associated With HIV Infection, by Selected Characteristics -- National HIV... Read more »
A Primer on What's Up With Cure ResearchResearch aimed toward curing HIV infection by ridding the body of the virus or teaching the immune system to keep the virus under control without the need for antiretroviral (ARV) drugs -- what some refer to as a "functional cure" -- is beginning to... Read more »
HIV Infection Increases Risk for Non-AIDS CancersPeople with HIV may be at an increased risk of developing non-AIDS-defining cancers, suggests a new meta-analysis of 18 studies. Many of the cancers were related to infections and smoking, noted Dr. Meredith S. Shiels of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg... Read more »
Connect With Others
HIV Symptoms does not indicate HIV Infection
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
I wanted to share briefly with everyone that just because you may have symptoms of HIV does not necessarily mean that you are HIV positive. I would come onto this website everyday for hours and surf the web for the risks, symptoms, exposure rates,... Read more » Is Pancreatitis a symptom/effect of HIV Infection?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Is Pancreatitis a symptom/effect of HIV Infection?
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HIV infection from dried blood?
Posted by panic05, 5 Replies
I got a question on HIV infection from dried blood. I know no one has been infected with HIV due to contact with toilet seat so far. But I am still worrying about its possibility.Today, I went to a public washroom. After flushing the toilet, I... Read more » Chances of HIV infection
Posted by BrianJW, 1 Reply
I was obviously not very responsible in a recent sexual encounter and need advise on my chances of HIV infection. It was a routine encounter in a bar that ended in unprotected oral and vaginal sex (no anal). She seemed to be in a low risk group...
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