How Soon After Infected Can You Tell If You Hav Hiv Or Aids

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV/AIDS Among Women

Early in the epidemic, HIV infection and AIDS were diagnosed for relatively few women and female adolescents (although we know now that many women were infected with HIV through injection drug use but that their infections were not diagnosed). 1 Today, women account for more than one quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. Women of color are especially affected by HIV infection and AIDS. In 2004 (the most recent year for which data are...

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YOU HAV TO HELP ME

Hi Doc,I am in great confusion, my problem Start like this, I was very decent person and Very God fearing person since from my child hood. Unfortunately, bad Karma spoiled me in 1991, I got contact with a women has HIV 2 in my working and I cant...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Scared Guy,As for your plea, "YOU HAVE TO HELP ME," I have helped you several times before (see below). Consequently, I'll be brief. By having unprotected sex with your wife, you are placing her at great risk of contracting... Read more »

HAV or HIV

I was away on vacation a month ago in the carribean and got vaginal fluids on my hand and then touched my penis.I was not feeling well recently (4 wks after encounter) and went to the doctor. He did some blood tests and showed elevated bilirubin,...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Diarrhea can be part of acute HIV infection, but you wouldn't get it the next day. This sounds more like hepatitis virus infection and not HIV. I would wait to see what the hepatitis tests show before pursuing HIV testing.MH... Read more »

HBV and HAV inmune for ever?

Hello doc, (sorry my bad english) My question is:If a person has HIV (+) and has HAV and HBV, but in the time that person became HAV - and HBV - (having antibodies, etc)..... That person could have HAV and HBV again??? or he is inmune for ever? (may...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

You have immunity.... Read more »

Vaccination against HAV and HBV under therapy (Isentress and Truvada)

Dear professor, I'm an 25yo boy and had seroconversion illness about a year ago. I started meds, Isentress (2 tablets/d) + Truvada (1 tablet/d), two months ago (lab data: VL undetectable, CD4>500). No significant side effects.Now, a s+...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

Your friend has given you good advice.All my HIV infected patients undergo testing for all the hepatitis viruses. If they have not been exposed to HBV or HAV, they undergo immunization to protect them against infection. There is no concern that your... Read more »

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My Sister is infected with HIV/AIDS

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I work in an HIV/AIDS recherch in instute till 10 years, in West Africa. My sister used to be sick. Sometime for 3 or 4 days and sometime for 1 or 2 weeks. The last time I ask here to go to a VCT center. And There we found that she was infected.... Read more »

HIV neg woman sex with AIDS infected man

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I have a question that may sound stupid...I am an HIV neg female who had sex with my really close friend who has progressed to AIDS. I used a female condom and he used a condom as well. This is the second time this has happened and I have been... Read more »

HIV Symptoms does not indicate HIV Infection

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I wanted to share briefly with everyone that just because you may have symptoms of HIV does not necessarily mean that you are HIV positive.

I would come onto this website everyday for hours and surf the web for the risks, symptoms, exposure rates,... Read more »

testing for HIV Aids: urgent pls help!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

by the way i used a condom but forgot to remove it after the act. then what happened is that it slipped out as i was asleep n rolled on the bed. the fluid must have gotten intach with my penis cuz otherwise i wdnt hav contracted ghonorrea. do you... Read more »

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