How Hard Is It To Get HIV

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Post-Election Violence in Kenya Particularly Hard on HIV Patients

Many of the Kenyans displaced by December's post-election violence are HIV patients, and for them the tumult was especially hard. For many patients, antiretroviral (ARV) treatment was interrupted, and the conditions they found themselves in risked... Read more »

Young Adult Blacks in U.S. Hit Hard by HIV Infection

New estimates based on a random sample of more than 13,000 young people ages 19-24 show non-Hispanic blacks are 20 times more likely to be HIV-infected compared to other racial and ethnic groups. The participants agreed to be tested for HIV as part... Read more »

"Hard to Argue" HIV/AIDS Treatment Impossible in Developing World With Success of Program in Haiti, Opinion Piece Says

Partners in Health and its workers in Haiti "have already made it hard to argue that [AIDS] control is impossible," and "thanks to this growing effort ... the rich nations of the world now face a choice -- a choice about the kind of planet future... Read more »

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Touching can hardly infected by HIV?

Do you agree that just simply touching the upper part of the body without any actual sexual intercourse can hardly spread HIV even though the partner might have somevaginal fluid on the body?Please answer. Thanks...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

Yes.... Read more »

Hiv hard to catch?

I ask because i am freaking out. Had unprotected anal sex, i was the top and i know for a fact the guy was POS. I read in some of the forums that by him having an undetectable load puts me less at risk? Also answer me this one, it was my first time...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Don't freak out. Just get the facts and do what needs to be done.Facts:1.Unprotected sex places you at risk for STDs, including HIV.2.An undetectable viral load may decrease the risk for HIV transmission, but certainly does not eliminate... Read more »

Nipple foreplay and he bit too hard causing bleeding: HIV risk for me??

I was having foreplay with my new boyfriend. He is in the military and is clean but is due for his bi-annual std testings this week. I am recently divorced and completely disease free. He was sucking and biting my nipples and bit too hard causing a...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:You could have caught Syphilis. The primary symptom of Syphilis is a small, painless bump called a chancre. In addition to appearing in and around the vagina and rectum, the chancre can appear in the mouth, and transmission can happen when... Read more »

comment on : It's hard to believe your statistics!! (HIV STATISTICS)

If the probability of being infected in a single exposure is p = 1/1000, the probability of being infected in n exposures is given by the binomial: P(n) = 1 - (1-p)^n in our case, if n where 1000, the probability of being infected in 1000 exposures...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your English is quite understandable. It's statistics that tend to confuse folks! I absolutely agree statistics apply to large numbers of people.Dr. Bob... Read more »

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so hard after 15 years!

Posted by jessicaannx0, 2 Replies

Ok so im 22 years old and my dad had HIV i was only 5 years old when he passed away my mom always told me that he died from something else and i believed every word that she said. when i turned maybe 14 years old i didnt hear it from her i heard it... Read more »

hard to take - why are some people so cruel

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I find it hard dealing with having HIV from a girl who only used me my for my money and couldnt care if I live or died fro it - how do you justify that to yourself? I think it would have been completely different if I had caught from a girl who had... Read more »

Having a hard time -- need someone to listen

Posted by rerenrich, 1 Reply

I'm currently living in a hell with hiv, financial stuff, depression and
its all hiting me at once. It was good listening to the scenario's but i
am finding mine like most people all to be to unique. Being a strong
person all of my life has still not... Read more »

Hard to believe

Posted by AIDS2HIV, 3 Replies

Its hard to believe its been 7 yrs ago today, that i learned of my status and the fight for life began. just last week i learned my cd4's are at 498, the highest they have EVER been. 7 years ago, when they diagnosed me, i had to beg them not to... Read more »

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