Hiv Versus Aids

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HIV vs AIDS??? (DEFINITION HIV VERSUS AIDS)

BIG question. I have been getting conflicting info on this.What is the difference between HIV and AIDS? I thought (think) there is a huge difference between the two....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,No, actually there is not a huge difference. Everyone with AIDS (Acquire Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is HIV positive (Human Immunodeficiency Virus positive). AIDS is diagnosed when an HIV-positive person's immune system deteriorates to a... Read more »

AIDS vs HIV (HIV VERSUS AIDS DIAGNOSIS DEFINITION 2008)

Dr Bob,First I would like to thank you for all the wonderful work you have done for HIV/AIDS. I... Read more »

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AIDS diagnosis (HIV VERSUS AIDS DIAGNOSIS DEFINITION)

12 months ago I was diagnosed with AIDS as a result of an NHL diagnosis. My CD4 was 40 and VL was... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Effects and Generalizability of Communally Oriented HIV/AIDS Prevention Versus General Health Promotion Groups for Single, Inner-City Women in Urban Clinics

Women living in inner cities in the United States are the fastest growing segment of individuals infected with HIV. There is an urgent demand for development of intervention programs aimed at these target populations. Because there is no vaccine for... Read more »

Fact Sheet: Myth Versus Reality

Myth: HIV or AIDS can be cured. Reality: To date, there is no cure for HIV or AIDS and there are no vaccines to prevent HIV infection. Myth: HIV/AIDS is a gay disease. Reality: Anyone can be susceptible to HIV/AIDS, regardless of their... Read more »

Number of Named Partners and Number of Partners Newly Diagnosed With HIV Infection Identified by Persons With Acute Versus Established HIV Infection

Acute HIV infections are linked to a disproportionate share of forward transmission in certain populations, note the current study's authors. They hypothesized that patients acutely infected might be able to identify more named partners than those... Read more »

Head-to-Head Comparison of Accuracy of a Rapid Point-of-Care HIV Test With Oral Versus Whole-Blood Specimens: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

In the current study, the researchers sought to establish whether a convenient, non-invasive HIV test that uses oral fluid was accurate compared with using the same test with blood-based specimens. The systematic review and meta-analysis compared... Read more »

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HMO versus PPO

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Can provide a compeling arguement for choosing Blue Cross HMO over PPO. I live in Los Angeles and there seems to be a wonderful selection of HIV Doctors, but the well known Docs only take PPO. I realize that this is probably in the doctor's best... Read more »

US versus Canada?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Thanks everybody for caring and enlightening postings I read regularly. I have a medium income and my concern is about dependent family member. I am trying to evaluate whether it would be wise to accept a job offer from Canada and relocate. I have... Read more »

Faith versus Cocktails

Posted by Anonymous, 7 Replies

I.ve been positive for 12 years, 4 years ago I started monitoring my bloodwork after my lover past away. My T-cell count was between 200-300 4 yrs later they finally dropped to 178 since July then to 132, then finally to 93 currently. Despite my... Read more »

Forgiveness versus Naivity

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I am the same lady that was posting last December about finding out my husband of a year and a half[although we'd been together for 7 years total] in a beautiful, very intimate, lovely relationship] that my husband was positive for many years but... Read more »

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