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Hiv Persons Life Span
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life span of a personHow long has any one person lived with HIV? ...
Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.
University of Miami School of Medicine
I don't know the exact answer to that question. However, I do know that there are some long term survivors (usually refered to as non-progressors), who have been HIV+ for years and have not become ill, even without treatment. Since the epidemic...
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Life span with infection of both types(HIV 1 and 2).Consider a person who is infected with both HIV virus types (1 and 2 ) or only with HIV-2 .As most... Read more »Life span with HIV-2If some body is HIV positive in year Nov, 2010 with HIV-2 virus type , What can be his probable... Read more »
Articles
Kansas City Star Examines Increasing Life Spans of HIV-Positive U.S. ResidentsThe Kansas City Star on Monday examined HIV-positive U.S. residents' increasing average life spans, which "def[y] the virus' early image as a quick death sentence" but often "[w]ea[r] out the sympathy and patience of friends as health... Read more »
Africans on HIV Drugs Can Expect Normal Life Span -- StudyUgandans with HIV/AIDS who receive antiretroviral therapy (ARVs) can hope to have a near-normal life expectancy, according to research announced Monday at the 6th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in... Read more »
AIDS Reduces Zambians' Life SpanZambians' average life expectancy has drastically fallen from 43 years in 1996 to 37 years today due to the high incidence of disease, particularly HIV/AIDS, according to a UN report. The incidence of TB has jumped from 100 cases per 100,000... Read more »
Africa: Sub-Saharan Life Span Down by Five YearsA World Bank report, Disease and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa , released at the Cape Town Book Fair on Sunday said one in six African children die before reaching their fifth birthday from preventable and treatable diseases. Eduard Bos, World... Read more »
Connect With Others
injection of hiv from hiv positive person
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
I was at a party injecting drugs. I shared the needle with 2 other people. Later i found out that the guy i shared the needle with was hiv positive. I know i have to get tested. Is it 100% chance that i am infected since his hiv blood went...
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Life with HIV
Posted by blkshape, 8 Replies
Hello Thank you for reading my post . I am a newly diagnosed (one month) .Last week , I went for first time to my doctor. The doctor , who is supposed to be a specilits in HIV , told me that A normal life expectancy is 8 years without meds and 8... Read more » Life Expectancy with HIV
Posted by SaltyWater, 9 Replies
HiI was recently diagnosed with HIV some 6/7 weeks ago. While I can accept this illness and try not to let it affect my life too much, and making sure I go to my appointments on time etc, I'm wanting to know if HIV actually has an impact of your... Read more » I need help from an Hiv + person
Posted by NW715, 6 Replies
I am going insane. I would truly appreciate if someone that is dealing with hiv can help me? Please. I would really like to talk privately on the instant messenger is possible. If anyone is up for talking, please reply. Thanks a lot.
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