How Fast Can Someone Get Hiv

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Fasting and HIV

I want to go on a 7 day fast. I have HIV and have been positive for only about 2 months. My BMI is about 22%. I have been on fasts before, just not with HIV and don't know what the impact will be on my immune system. ...

Response from Eric Daar, M.D.

UCLA School of Medicine

I regret that I can not tell you precisely what the risks may be. Certainly there are some medications that are best absorbed or tolerated with food. You would need to discuss this with your provider. I generally encourage all of my patients to... Read more »

how fast can hiv show itself

How quickly can the symptoms of hiv show up? I have recently been with someone orally (about 1 1/2... Read more »

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how fast does HIV + turn to Aids

My brother just told me he has HIV positive and he found out a year and a half ago. He said he has... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

MedMira Gets U.S. FDA Approval on Fast HIV Test

On Thursday, Canada-based MedMira Inc. announced its Reveal rapid HIV-1 antibody test had received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Previous versions of the test received FDA approval in 2003 and 2004; the latest version of the... Read more »

New York: City Fast-Tracking HIV Legislation

New York City's Health Commissioner is close to sending a draft of proposed legislation to state lawmakers that seeks to ease HIV testing consent and ensure the quality of HIV treatment, the health department and legislators said recently. In a... Read more »

Food and Drug Administration Fast-Tracks Anti-HIV and Herpes Gel

The Food and Drug Administration has granted fast-track status to an investigational microbicide gel that could prevent transmission of HIV and genital herpes, its maker, Australia-based pharmaceutical company StarPharma, announced Jan. 10. VivaGel... Read more »

Florida: Inmates Like Fast, Bloodless Test for HIV Offered at Jails

Inmates in the Palm Beach County Jail spend, on average, 10 days in the facility. Because conventional HIV test results were usually returned in about two weeks, most inmates who tested had been released before learning their serostatus. But about... Read more »

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How fast are antibodies produced?

Posted by veryscared1, 2 Replies

I have had unprotected sex with someone who is now experiencing early HIV symptoms (vomitting, numbness/tingling, thrush, herpes outbreaks). He was tested at the 3-week mark and 6-week mark after our sexual encounter, and results were negative both... Read more »

fasting before testing?

Posted by Anonymous

Hi.. In March I had unprotected oral sex with a woman (I dont know her HIV status), and the next morning I discovered an open sore under my tounge... and about 6 weeks later I had swollen lymph glands, fever and pharingitis. I have tested for HIV (I... Read more »

All unusual symptoms- Fast progression? Help

Posted by paranoiafreak, 1 Reply

can hiv cause elevated liver enzyme sgpt at 174 in early infection ( 6-9 months post exposure)? ultrasound with normal liver, spleen and gallbladder. sgpt in november was at 39.4.

Had also elevated platelet 4 months 555,000 post exkposure then t... Read more »

Self Destructing Fast

Posted by Anonymous, 7 Replies

I have been HIV positive for 7 years. I was in a relationship with a man who turned out to be negative at the time I found out. This was in 2000. This man is very emotionally and physically abusive. I have tried many times to leave but have never... Read more »

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