How Many Months Does It Take To Diagnose Hiv

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Estonia: 222 Persons Diagnosed With HIV in Seven Months

Data from the National Health Board show that Estonia registered 222 new HIV cases in the first seven months of 2010, including 28 in July. Most of the newly diagnosed patients live in East-Viru County. New HIV cases have been trending downward in... Read more »

Estonia: 126 New HIV Cases Diagnosed in Four Months

Data released by the Health Protection Inspectorate show 126 Estonia residents were diagnosed with HIV in the first four months of 2009. The newly infected include 70 men and 21 incarcerated persons. The largest number of cases, 42, was reported in... Read more »

Exposure to HIV Partner Counseling and Referral Services and Notification of Sexual Partners Among Persons Recently Diagnosed With HIV

The current cross-sectional, observational study examined recently diagnosed HIV patients' use of client partner notification (CPN), health department partner notification, or other means to inform sex partners of possible HIV exposure, and the... Read more »

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You told me that I didn't have HIV - now I have been diagnosed as HIV positive

Dr. Bob,I do not think you will want to post this, but I hope you will read it:I wrote you some months ago and explained a high risk HIV exposure with really bad symptoms 10 days later and a declining CD4 count and ratio.I mentioned that I had been...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I'm sorry and somewhat surprised to hear that you have been diagnosed with HIV-2. First off, are you seeing an HIV/AIDS specialist, and has your diagnosis been confirmed? If so the CDC will need to be informed ASAP. As you (and I) have... Read more »

Diagnosed one month ago

Hello Dear doctor, please excuse my English as it is not my first language. I was diagnosed one month ago and started with a doctor right away. My Cd4 count was 423 and my VL was eleven thousand, the doctor said he considered I shouldn't...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Hello, it sounds like you are going to be fine. With a viral load of 11,000 and CD4 count of 423 it is unlikely that your symptoms are related to HIV infection. Rather, the change in diet and stress are probably the culprits for the health changes... Read more »

Quality of life for long-term HIV+ Persons. What to expect if diagnosed with multple HIV related illnesses?

I have been HIV+ for about 10 years now. Ive been on several different medication regimes, since I was first diagnosed, and my counts have all been excellent over the years (CD4 above 400 and Viral load undetectable). Ive also had the same Doctor...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The Side Effect of therapy forum is focused on brief discussions of side effects of specific HIV medication. In general there is continued concern that long term infection with HIV can lead to premature aging and maybe associated with a wide range... Read more »

My Brother was just diagnosed with HIV

My brother was just diagnosed yesterday with HIV. He had been getting sick the last couple of months and sleeping all the time. Well a couple weeks ago he started acting really weird like he didnt understand any of us. Well last week he declined...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The chances for recovery in a situation such as you describe for your brother vary widely depending on the clinical situation and where your are located (and what resources/drugs) are available. In the US, many situations such as your brothers can... Read more »

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i was diagnosed hiv+...

Posted by Anonymous

I was diagnosed HIV+ on April 3, 1996 - the day after my 36th
birthday. I was initially told by the diagnosing Dr. to do
nothing for six-months while my t-cell count "leveled". Although,
emotionally baked at the time, the thought of such a course of Read more »

Newly diagnosed HIV+ BF and me Negative

Posted by Obvious1, 4 Replies

In January My boyfriend of 4 yrs, and father of our daughter whom is 2, was diagnosed HIV+. A little history. In March of 09, he was diagnosed with Hep B. 3 months prior to that he had a tattoo cover up from a friend in his home. The Drs. feel he... Read more »

i was first diagnosed with hiv in jan. 1996

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi! My name is Chris and I was first diagnosed with HIV in
January of 1996. My CD4 count was 58. I had just moved to Rio
Rancho, NM from Chicago to be with family because I knew
something was very wrong. I was hospitalized for 5 days then
released... Read more »

seven years ago i was diagnosed with hiv...

Posted by Anonymous

Seven years ago, I was diagnosed with hiv. My Tcell count was
under 500, and the doc immediately prescribed AZT. When I
suggested that I didn't want to take something so toxic, he said,
"I'm tired of young gay men telling me that they won't take... Read more »

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