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How Does Hiv Attack You
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Ask the Experts
HIV attacks CD8 cells?My Drs. can't answer this and my lengthy internet searches are fruitless. I know all about how HIV attacks CD4s, but does it also infect/hijack CD8s? Thank you!...
Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.
Stanford University, School of Medicine
Unlikely to infect CD8 cells, unless they are dual positive CD4/CD8, of which there are a few. On the other hand, infecting CD4 cells and destroying them does affect CD8 function, in that CD4 cells are important in signaling CD8 cells to function...
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HIV attacks CD8? CD3?Does HIV infect cd8 or cd3 white blood cells, or affect them? I know all about HIV on cd4, but... Read more »HIV attacking central nervous systemi was diagnosed with encypholitis back in october at which time i was removed from all meds. I had... Read more »
Articles
Treatment Interruption Uncovers HIV's Attack on the KidneysAt the turn of the 21st century, several clinical trials were held to try to assess the impact of treatment interruption in people with HIV/AIDS. The largest and best-designed of these studies was called SMART. Many analyses of SMART appear in ... Read more »
Book Review -- Captain Bio: "HIV Attacks!"Tim Peters and Co., 1996 20 pages; $1.50 paper At the Fourth Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections inWashington, Peter Piot reminded us of the still-volatile and dynamic natureof the HIV pandemic and its impact on young... Read more »
Drug for Treating HIV May Raise Heart Attack Risk, Manufacturer WarnsOn Monday, GlaxoSmithKline and Health Canada warned that the HIV drug abacavir and products that contain abacavir have been linked to an increased risk of heart attack. The concerns were raised by a recent Lancet study, GSK said. Patients on... Read more »
New Lines of Attack in HIV PreventionClinical trials testing biomedical means to prevent HIV infection during sex are gaining momentum, experts say. Last year, a South African trial found that a tenofovir-based vaginal gel conferred about 40 percent protection against HIV. Even... Read more »
Connect With Others
HIV side effects? (heart attacks & seizures)
Posted by Carrie, 1 Reply
I'm starting to post more here, and hope I'm not bothering anyone by it. I'm just looking to get further educated. Anyways, my 33 year old boyfriend is pos and I who am 27 are neg. We've been talking about having a baby (in another post) but another... Read more » Anxiety (attack)
Posted by worriedsick, 3 Replies
Hello everyone,I just recently took a 15 day waiting test for HIV--the miami health department made it a nightmare to take the get your results in an hour test. I am unsure of my status but the anxiety is killing me--to top it off i am taking the... Read more » PANICK ATTACKS
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
DOES HIV CAUSE PANIC ATTACKS ? HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYONE ON T.V EXPLAINING PANICK ATTACKS ? WAS SHE A RED HEAD IF SO ?
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my friend had a heart attack
Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies
i am in the precarious position of a good friend to two guys who are hiv+ and extremely secretive about their status. one friend just had a heart attack. his partner (my very close friend) has been visiting him in the hospital and i suspect that...
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