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Does KS spread from the feet to the head fast?? Does having KS mean that you have full blown aids. I have gone for a HIV test and will get the results in over a week. I have noticed multiple lesions over the past few weeks develop from head to toe....

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

First things first. Let's see what your HIV test shows. If your HIV test is negative, then it is unlikely (though not impossible) for you to have KS. KS is indeed an HIV-defining illness, which means, that patients who have KS, do indeed have... Read more »

How fast can i start transmitting HIV

Can i transmit HIV to my partner after one day of possible infection...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Thanks for your question, It takes a few days for the virus to enter the cells, spread to the lymph nodes and then spill into the blood and genital secretions. So after 1 day no you would not be able to transmit virus to another person.Joe... Read more »

SPREADING

Isn't it better to spread this virus fast since the cure for this ugly virus is not forthcoming and the pharmaceutical company's are making it a profiteering venture?...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

Being HIV positive is much worse under all circumstances than being HIV negative, and we have the means to prevent much of the transmission that could theoretically occur by extensive public education. This should be our main priority in the global... Read more »

FOLLOW UP HIV SPREAD FROM FOOD PREPARED BY HIV+ person

Thank you for responding to my question "HIV SPREAD FROM FOOD PREPARED BY HIV+ person" yesterday. I do appreciate and value your time. The situation is actually my child who ate a hot dog handled by a person that got the blood on the...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

When we discuss HIV transmission we always have to discuss broad possibilities. In an abstract sense what you need to transmit HIV is virus and an opening for it to get into the body. Yes, both of these were potentially present in the circumstance... Read more »

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KNOWING SPREADING HIV AROUND

Posted by Jazzy1973, 5 Replies

wHY DO PEOPLE KEEP GOING AROUND SPREADING THIS TO EACH OTHER KNOWING U HAVE THIS?

wHY CAN'T SOME ONE FIND SOME ONE THAT HAS HIV TOO?

QUESTIONS I ASS BECAUSE I KNOW SOMEONE WHO GOES ON LINE AND MEET PEOPLE AND HAVE SEX WITH THEM& AFTER THEY GET... Read more »

Why does HIV continue to spread?

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I saw a report on my local TV station that said that HIV continues to spread in American cities. Why aren't young people heeding the message and using condoms? Is unprotected sex worth a life time of being on toxic drugs? Read more »

Man who spreads lies about HIV origins

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Here's one crazy man who's spreading lies about HIV, particularly in the black community: http://www.all-natural.com/horo-3.html

I guess it's easier to believe in these theories than the fact that HIV spread from chimps to humans and throughout the... Read more »

Spreading HIV PLEASE HELP!!

Posted by anon11111, 3 Replies

I just found out my daughter has HIV/AIDS a few hours ago.
She is still sleeping around with ANYONE and ANYTHING that moves! PLEASE ADVISE ME as to what to do! I have a moral obligation to report her but to whom?
She had sex with her ex, the father... Read more »

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