Hiv Test Length

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Does Length of Time with hiv affect transmission?

Hi. I have heard that people who have had hivfor a number of years have developed their ownmutated strain of the virus making it lesstransmittable (sp?) .... is this true?? anddoes being on the cocktails (anti-viral) witha zero viral load make it...

Response from Robert H. Remien, Ph.D.

Columbia University

Although I am not a physician I will respond to your question because it is one that comes up often for couples of mixed HIV status. It is true that HIV, in its normal course of replication, always has the chance for mutating to some degree. Which... Read more »

Viral Loads - Length of Time to Drug Failure

I am an MT (Med Tech) who discovered that his partner was HIV+ via Rapid HIV testing that confirmed... Read more »

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

HCV Treatment Length

I'm HIV coinfected/undetectactble, Tcells @120 (after typical interferon drop)....geno 2b,... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Reasons for Not HIV Testing, Testing Intentions and Potential Use of an Over-the-Counter Rapid HIV Test in an Internet Sample of Men Who Have Sex With Men Who Have Never Tested for HIV

The correlates of the main reasons for not HIV testing, HIV testing intentions, and the potential use of an over-the-counter rapid HIV test (OTCRT) among men who have sex with men who have never tested for HIV (NTMSM) are unknown, the authors wrote.... Read more »

Measures of Sexual Partnerships: Lengths, Gaps, Overlaps and Sexually Transmitted Infection

An important determinant in the overall transmission of sexually transmitted infections is the length of time between partnerships ("gap"). In the current study, the authors described the distribution of gaps, lengths, and overlaps among 1,194... Read more »

Pennsylvania: Valley Activists Still Fighting -- FACT Continues to Raise Money and Awareness About AIDS

FACT (Fighting AIDS Continuously Together) marks its 25th anniversary this month. The Lehigh Valley non-profit's longevity surprises even board members like Lou James, who recalls that in the late 1980s, some experts were predicting a cure for HIV... Read more »

AAHIVM Reaffirms Support for Routine HIV Testing, Calls Upon All Medical Providers to Perform at Least One HIV Test on National HIV Testing Day June 27

Washington, D.C. -- With the overhaul of the nation's health care system at center stage for the White House, the Congress and the country, the American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM), on National HIV Testing Day 2009, affirms its commitment to... Read more »

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ARS symptoms length?

Posted by nonamegirl, 3 Replies

The closer I get to my results date, the more nervous I become.

I was reading through the forum and found this bit stated by vokz, "ARS / seroconversion illness is a short acute illness that lasts a few days. If you were one of the few people who... Read more »

What is the average length someone can live HIV +

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

What is the average age that someone can live with HIV? with meds and without...what about AIDS?
Thank you

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Length HIV lives outside the body?!

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

It is impossible for it to live more than a couplr minutes, is this right? Read more »

HIV testing time

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I was tested 8 months after my last sexual encounter. The nurse at the clinic and the AIDS hotline, AND the CDC say that that 6 months is the correct length of time after a possible exposure and that I would not have to be tested again (I was neg).... Read more »

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