Hiv Seroprevalence In General Population

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Anal Cancer, HIV and Gay/Bisexual Men

In the general population, anal cancer is a rare disease. Few people knew about it before Farrah Fawcett made public her struggle with the illness. Among men who have sex with men (MSM), and especially HIV-positive MSM, the incidence of anal cancer is significantly more prevalent and increasing annually. 1 However, the majority of gay and bisexual men know little about the disease, have never been tested for it, nor know that screening tests...

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when did the general public become aware of the HIV/AIDS virus?

did their >knowledge and awareness stem from the contamination of the national blood >supply, and the unusual cancers occuring after organ transplants in theearly 80's? where can i find other resources backing up your answer? thank...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first reported in gay males in the summer of 1981 and the first case of AIDS in an infant was reported in December 1982. These cases were in the mainstream news at the time, but I think that the... Read more »

when did the general public become aware of the HIV/AIDS virus?

did their >knowledge and awareness stem from the contamination of the national blood >supply, and the unusual cancers occuring after organ transplants in the early 80's? where can i find other resources backing up your answer? thank you...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

I suggest you read the book "And the band played on" which gives an overview of the early history of the AIDS epidemic in the United States.BJ... Read more »

This is more a general comment (Dr. BOB'S RESPONSE IS INADEQUATE AND CONTRDICTORY)

Hi I recently wrote to Dr. Bob about a question about bareback topping situation to which his response was rather inadequate. Further he provided me with information that he himself has contradicted before. He told me it only takes one bareback...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You may feel that my response was "inadequate" and "contradictory;" however, I can assure you it was indeed factual and completely consistent with everything I've ever written on this site or elsewhere! I've... Read more »

General malaise

Hi... Totally successful one year treatment on sustiva/truvada; cd4 729, VL undetectable, 27%. Never had an OI. I have plenty of energy & feel totally normal except for one thing; Almost every day, usually around 3-4 pm, sometimes later, I...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Fatigue/malaise is fairly common in the general population and may be more common in HIV+ patients even when doing "well" blood test wise on treatment. Sustiva can have persistent subtle side effects. Assuming your renal function and other... Read more »

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Which cities have highest HIV populations?

Posted by livesinadream

I'm wondering which cities in the US and frankly worldwide have the highest population living with HIV. I'm wondering because I live in the midwest with a rather small population and I am considering moving somewhere were the prevlance is much... Read more »

Crystal Meth - Gay community in general, HIV

Posted by NickBaer, 1 Reply

I found some new informational resources on Crystal Meth - the Gay community in general, and specifically Crystal's releation to new HIV cases.

There's some very out-there educators and celebreties speaking out on the dangers of Crystal.

I found it... Read more »

General Itchyness Please Help

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Is general itchyness a sign of Hiv infection

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general information about subtype detection

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Do conventional AIDS tests detect all subtypes?

Routine AIDS tests which are currently being used for blood screening and diagnostic purposes detect virtually all subtypes of the human immunodeficiency virus. (Most companies have modified their... Read more »

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