How Does Hiv Spread From One's Body To Another's Body

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One more lymph node question. Could my body be fighting HIV in only one place.

Dr. Dezube:I did a deeper search and found that you answered an almost identical question. (Swollen lymph nodes in one place only)Please excuse..Allow me to modify my question: The body has countless lymph nodes...wouldn't I be able to detect...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

HIV needs to be viewed as a systemic illness (that is to say, it affects many and most areas of the body). It is inconceivable to me that only one lymph node is fighting off HIV. This is simply not the nature of the HIV beast. Even if only one... Read more »

HIV I and HIV IIThe Body: Rick Sowadsky M.S.P.H., C.D.S, Answers to Safe Sex Questions

Isn't it true that HIV II is easier to get sexually than HIV I and it usually takes a few exposures to contract HIV I? That's why the claim is made that most HIV cases are spread through heterosexual contact? Because in other parts of the...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.Actually, the reverse is true. HIV-1 is considered more infectious thanHIV-2. HIV-2 is found almost exclusively in Western Africa, and is onlyrarely found outside of this part of the world. HIV-1 is found... Read more »

Bolds spread on the body

I know a long time drug user, begain to have bolds on his body. what do this mean. is this a sign of HIV. PLEASE RESPOND...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I am not sure if you mean boils or other type of skin lesion. Boils (localized skin absesses) are not a common manifestation of HIV Infection and are not very specific= not usually a sign of HIV infection. KH... Read more »

Would having one sexually transmitted disease lower any possibility of resistance to HIV exposure or resistance to another STD?The Body: Rick Sowadsky M.S.P.H., C.D.S, Answers to Safe Sex Questions

Would having one sexually transmitted disease lower any possibility of resistance to HIV exposure or resistance to another STD?...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. If a person has one Sexually TransmittedDisease (STD), they may have been exposed to others as well. That's why weoften recommend that if a person has been diagnosed with one STD, that theyget tested for other... Read more »

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How long does HIV survive outside the body?

Posted by xtreme, 1 Reply

Hi,

I just wanted to know how long HIV survives outside body and how long it would live on lets say a razor?? I get confused about what the CDC says..some say hours some say minutes...would it be more than a day?

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HIV resistance outside body

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IS THE HIV VIRUS VERY FRAGILE AND DIES IMMEDIATELY ONCE OUTSIDE THE HUMAN BODY

The truth of the matter is that the HIV virus (the AIDS virus) is one of the hardiest viruses known to mankind. According to a study from the Pasteur Institute in Paris... Read more »

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