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If You Are Hiv Negative Can You Transmit The Hiv Virus
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Dear Doctor, Does this mean that I won't have the HIV virus, and I can't transmit HIV virus even if I had.Dear Doctor, Here is an update from http://www.thebody.com/updates/2007-03-01.html Herpes Treatment Can Control Herpes and HIV Viral Load, Study Finds Treatment with the herpes drug Valtrex (valacyclovir) not only reduces the viral load of herpes...
Response from Brian Conway, M.D.
University of British Columbia
You are right to say that some people who are severely immunosuppressed (as you may be) can have a false negative HIV antibody test. In that setting, the best test to determine infection becomes a PCR test, or some other antigen detection assay....
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While on PEP, can i still transmit a virus to another negative homosexualHi Doctor, I always practice safe gay sex However I had an unprotected gay sex encounter with a guy... Read more »can i transmit the HIV virus with unprotected sex?Dear Doctor, Thanks for taking the time to answer. I just need one more clarification. If I am HIV... Read more »
Articles
Truvada Approved to Reduce the Risk of Sexually Transmitted HIV in People Who Are Not Infected With the VirusOn July 16, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration approved Truvada (a fixed dose combination of emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) to reduce the risk of HIV infection in uninfected individuals who are at high risk of HIV infection and who... Read more »
Transmission of Herpes Simplex Virus Types 1 and 2 in a Prospective Cohort of HIV-Negative Gay Men: The Health in Men StudyThere are few studies comparing risk factors for infection by herpes simplex virus types 1 (HSV-1) and 2 (HSV-2), the authors of the current study wrote, despite an increase in HSV-1-associated anogenital herpes reports. In that context, researchers... Read more »
Can Resistant Viruses Be Transmitted?As drug resistance becomes more of a factor in deciding which anti-HIV medications to use, an important question becomes, "How common are pre-existing mutations that cause resistance to drugs that people have never taken?" There have been compelling... Read more »
People With Moderate HIV Viral Loads More Likely To Transmit Virus, Study SaysPeople with moderate HIV viral loads are more likely to transmit the virus to a larger number of people over time than those with high viral loads, according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ,... Read more »
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Can HIV be transmitted via a nitrous balloon?
Posted by vanessa1013, 3 Replies
Hi there,Thank you in advance for reading... I attended a "rave" like party on 8/21/10. At this party, nitrous balloons were being passed around. I took several hits...And now I am wondering if there is any chance I can get HIV from sharing a balloon. Read more » Re: Can HIV be transmitted via a nitrous balloon?
Posted by vanessa1013, 1 Reply
(Look for my original post "Can HIV be transmitted via a nitrous balloon?")Hi there, Thank you in advance for reading... I attended a "rave" like party on 8/21/10. At this party, nitrous balloons were being passed around. I took several hits...And now... Read more » TRANSMITTING HIV TO NEWBORN TWINS/NEED ADVISE?????
Posted by Jessie, 3 Replies
I recently had my husband come to me, upset, crying and concerned about his brothers two newborn twins and the fact that me and my husband are both HIV+. Apparently, the brother confronted my husband about being with the newborns and washing his...
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Hiv usually transmitted before people know
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - HIV infection is likely to be transmitted before people are even aware that they are carriers, UK researchers report in the January 3rd issue of AIDS. "The study demonstrates that a significant proportion of new HIV-1... Read more »
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