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Visual AIDS Discusses Their Event "Positive Assertions"

Last night as President Obama offered his State of the Union, including his hope to realize, "the promise of an AIDS-free generation," a cozy room of artists, activists, advocates, the curious, and the friendly, gathered in room 310 of The LGBT... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Massachusetts: Exhibition of AIDS Activism in Visual Media Coming to Harvard

The art of AIDS activism -- at one time restricted to the sides of buses and subway stations -- is the subject of a new exhibition at the Harvard Art Museum's Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. The show explores AIDS activism in New York City... Read more »

Visual AIDS

Nancer LeMoins "Will Art Save My Life?" Block print 12" x 12". 1997 Founded in 1988 as a collaboration among artists and professionals, Visual AIDS strives to increase public awareness of AIDS through the visual arts. The Visual AIDS Archive... Read more »

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Can Diarrhea/Weight Loss/Abdom.Pain be Presenting Symptoms?

In the last few months I have been experiencing nausea, fatigue, occasional diarrhea (about once every 2 weeks), weight loss (15 lbs in 5 months), abdominal pain, muscle pains, and a strange sensation in my throat. I have been to numerous doctors...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

Yes these symptoms could be presenting symptoms of HIV/AIDS BUT these symptoms are NONSPECIFIC, meaning that they could relate to lots of other problems. By this time you should have some indication from your tests if there is an immunological... Read more »

How to make my HIV/AIDS/STI presentations more effective

I am a female employee of color, in a County health department as part of their drug and alcohol program. My job requires me to go to various treatment throughout the county and give presentations specific to HIV, A.I.D.S., and S.T.I.'sThe age...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Not sure if you are dealing with just prevention issues or treatment and management issues. The CDC and WHO websites is probably the best place to start. Treatment issues at: www.hivatis.org... Read more »

Visual Changes in Early HIV Infection

Dr. Holodniy,I've recognized, through HIV-related discussions and internet readings, that many HIV+ patients develop floaters (vitreous fiber condensation 'cobweb type') in early HIV infection. I believe this is because of the immune...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Your hypothesis is possible. We could only prove that by sampling cells within the vitreous and studying their level of immune activation.MH... Read more »

Visual Changes in Early HIV Infection

Dr. Feinberg,I've recognized, through HIV-related discussions and internet readings, that many HIV+ patients develop floaters (vitreous fiber condensation 'cobweb type') in early HIV infection. I believe this is because of the immune...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

The mechanism you propose might be responsible if HIV directly infected retinal cells, and the subsequent immune response were directed at those cells. I know of no data that indicate that retinal cells are infected by HIV, but some brain cells are... Read more »

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HIV to AIDS Presentation=Help please...

Posted by Anonymous

How does HIV in a previously asyptomatic perosn present itself when it starts to become AIDS? What symptoms and physical changes occur? I know that thrush is a big one, but what else?

Please help...this is for a very dear friend who had a bruise... Read more »

Visual AIDS Director NYC

Posted by Anonymous

Founded in 1988, Visual AIDS is internationally recognized for its groundbreaking educational work promoting AIDS awareness through the visual arts. Since 1996, we have provided an increasing range of direct
services to artists living with HIV/AIDS.... Read more »

How does AIDS present?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

When one transitions from HIV to actual AIDS,how does AIDS present itself initially? Does someone who is HIV+ go to AIDS with symptoms or this there is a middlestage?

Please help...

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Discrimination and Stereotypes Presentation

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I am taking a class on different forms of discrimination and the topic of HIV and discrimination has not yet been addressed and therefore I am developing a presentation on this topic in order to help increase awareness and sensitivity to this type... Read more »

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