How Hiv And Aids Are Defined In Africa

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AIDS Defining Conditions

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines a person ashaving AIDS if she or he is living with HIV (HIV+) and has a CD4 cell count of 200 or less. The CDC has also developed a list of morethan 20 opportunisticinfections (OIs) that are considered AIDS-defining conditions (see below).If you have HIV and one or more of these OIs, you have a diagnosis of AIDS. This list comes from a governmentreport and contains medical terms. If...

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Defining AIDS (HIV VERSUS AIDS DIAGNOSIS DEFINITION, 2010)

If a persons cell count bounces back up above 200, or they beat an opportunistic infection, they are still considered to have AIDS. Why is that? I found out that I had HIV 17 years ago when I became extremely ill with flu-like symptoms but I also...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,See below. The information you requested was already waiting for you in the archives.Dr. BobCONFUSED ABOUT YOUR ARTICLE (DEFINITION HIV VS AIDS 2009) Feb 17, 2009In your answr to a patient , you said that the current definition of AIDS is not... Read more »

AIDS-Defining Afflictions

How often do you see AIDS-defining afflictions show up in patiens who have yet to meet the blood-count criteria for AIDS? VL <50, 20%, CD4 bouncing around between 211 and 276 over the past year, no treatment yet. I seem to have developed a...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

Thrush is one of those conditions that can affect someone well before the CD4 count is at 200. Your CD4 count is actually close enough to 200 that I would think that the thrush is a clear sign that your immune system is weakening and that you should... Read more »

define AIDS

what does aids stand for?...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

AIDS stands for the Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome (my emphasis). It is caused by infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). BY... Read more »

Is Acute Thrombocytopaenia AIDS-defining?

I was hospitalized after being positive for about 1 year due to low platelets with symptoms; after bone marrow ruled out whatever it rules out,decision that lo p's were due to virus and I had to go on meds. Now I don't have that anymore...

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

North Shore University Hospital

Having low platlets is a common side effect from having HIV infection. This can occur at any stage of the infection...early or later on. The virus can cause low platlets due to effects on the bone marrow (where the platlets are made) and can cause... Read more »

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Anyone went directly to aids defining symptoms?

Posted by Brickwall, 2 Replies

Is there anyone that went directly from infection to aids defining symptoms?

I had a severe primary infection 3 weeks after risk, then it has stayed/got worse now 20 weeks..

Please help! Read more »

Define "night sweats" to me.....

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I know an HIV symptom CAN be night sweats. Do these night sweats happen during ARS? After? And if so, how long after? A few months after infection? Years?
I know sweating in itself is common and could be from MANY different things. Just wondering... Read more »

please define .....

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

what are the differences and what do the following do or show or dont show when testing for hiv. how do these differ from one another and when do use which test and why? which is the most accurate?
1- elisa or eia
2- western blott
3- pcr
thanks

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definately thrush!!

Posted by uhohblita, 5 Replies

After terrible bouts of bed sheet soaking night sweats, i woke up and definately had thrush!! small white patches in back of mouth and under tongue.. and terrible taste in mouth.. what is going on?!?!
for a reminder, i've had multiple elisa's neg at... Read more »

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