Hiv Stages And Transmission

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HIV person a late stage and transmission

Hi there,I'm a 32 y/o gay male, HIV negative who may have been exposed to HIV two days ago. Here what happened to me.I was jogging in a Park near where I live when I met a very nice gay guy (52 y/o) who was also jogging. We started a...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiYou are not at risk! Licking you and kissing you does not pose a risk and you masturbating him does not pose a risk either!You are fine there was no direct exchange of body fluids. My guess as well is that he is on medication for his HIV and if so... Read more »

Transmission during acute stage

Somebody told me that Aids can be transmitted with a probability of 45 during acute infection stage... Read more »

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D. »

How can someone contract HIV? (HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES, 2008)

How can someone contract HIV? I mean if you have sex with multiple HIV negative people, can you... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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About Half of HIV Transmission Occur in Early Stages of Infection, Study Says

About half of new HIV cases occur when the person transmitting the virus is in the early stages of infection and unlikely to know if he or she is HIV-positive, according to a study scheduled to be published in the April 1 edition of the Journal of... Read more »

Study Examines HIV Transmission Rates; Glaser Foundation Expands PMTCT Program; Media Groups to Create Global Health Event

"Rates of HIV-1 Transmission per Coital Act, by Stage of HIV-1 Infection, in Rakai, Uganda ," Journal of Infectious Diseases : The study -- conducted by Maria Wawer, a professor in the department of population and family health at the Columbia... Read more »

South Africa's Medicines Control Council May Ban Use of Nevirapine Only for Prevention of Vertical HIV Transmission, Official Says

South Africa's Medicines Control Council yesterday during a plenary session on the final day of the South African AIDS Conference 2003 in Durban, South Africa, said that it would not ban general use of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine but might... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Half of Montreal HIV Transmissions by People Who Don't Know They're Infected

At a recent AIDS forum held in Montreal, a presentation showed HIV transmission during early infection is one of the epidemic's prime drivers in the city. Half of new HIV transmissions occur at a time when the transmitting patient is so recently... Read more »

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4 stages to HIV disease

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

AMFAR AIDS HANDBOOK (Chapter 4, Page 53 )

There are four stages to HIV disease

1) Acute Infection Stage (500-1200 CD4s)- begins immediately after hiv enters the body and starts multiplying in infected cells. Acute infection ends about 2-6 weeks... Read more »

Asymptomatic Stage Hiv

Posted by nuthugger24, 2 Replies

When a person is Hiv Positive experts say after ars a person will go into an asymptomatic phase. During this phase they say you will have no symptoms related to Hiv except possible swollen lymphnodes. My question is: when you have hiv and you... Read more »

Things to know about HIV Transmission

Posted by health2010, 1 Reply

is it true that an hiv test is invalid if the blood drawn for the test is among several drawings of blood duirng the same session for other tests? Read more »

Things to know about HIV Transmission

Posted by bartleby, 2 Replies

Before you worry your head off about HIV, please make sure you understand some basics to see if you if you were at risk.
What is HIV?
How is HIV transmitted? Read more »

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