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Statehealthfacts.org Adds Updated Information on HIV/AIDS

New data on HIV testing, Statehealthfacts.org : Statehealthfacts.org recently posted updated information on state-by-state requirements for anonymous and confidential HIV testing . In addition, CDC data on HIV names reporting has been updated as... Read more »

U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Population-Specific Information on HIV/AIDS

HIV Infection in Infants and Children HIV Infection in Adolescents and Young Adults in the U.S. HIV Infection in Women HIV Infection in Minority Populations Previous | Next Table of Contents Read more »

KaiserEDU.org Posts New, Updated Information on HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Resources, kaiserEDU.org : The Web site recently posted a new tutorial on HIV/AIDS surveillance data in the U.S. that includes a guide to reading a report from CDC . In addition, the Web site has updated a tutorial on the current state... Read more »

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Information on aids resistant people who test positive for HIV but never develop active AIDS.

I need information on HIV positive people who never develop active aids. Particularly important is the relevance of DNA in aids resistance....

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.Since AIDS has only been around for about15-20 years, we cannot say for sure that there are HIV positive people whowill never develop AIDS. The disease hasn't been around long enough to knowwhat will happen... Read more »

searching for answers to child with HIV Newly diagnosed (PEDIATRIC HIV INFECTION INFORMATION, 2009))

I have a niece who is 12 yrs old she was just diagnosed with HIV.No one has explained everything in lay terms about her diagnoses. How do I answer her ?? about it and the tests that she will have (CD4 and Viral load).Disclosure etc.. Cannot find...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your niece should have a pediatric HIV specialist monitoring her. That doctor should help in explaining her condition to her based on her age, maturity and level of understanding. The important thing for parents and family members is to always be... Read more »

A co-worker just informed me that he has Aids

A coworker of mine just told me that he has been living with AIDS for the past Ten years. I am informed on this issue so I know that I cannot contact through sharing food or anything, but I am still concerned that saliva might transmit it. For...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Your concern is one of the most common concerns American have about this disease: can saliva transmit HIV? Fortunately, the answer is that there is no evidence that saliva can transmit HIV. The only four fluids we are likely to contact that transmit... Read more »

I AM A SEVENTH GRADER WHO NEEDS INFORMATION ON AIDS

WHO IDENTIFIED AIDS FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WHEN WAS IT?...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

Dear 7th If you are doing a report on HIV -- there are ways to do this. There is at least one great book about this aspect of HIV -- called And the Band Played On which is a journalist's review of all the work that went into finding HIV for... Read more »

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Manager, Center for HIV Information SF

Posted by Anonymous

Manager, Center for HIV Information

Position Description
The UCSF Center for HIV Information (CHI) is a faculty-directed program of the Department of Medicine with a remarkably successful track record for developing key information resources on... Read more »

World AIDS Day 2006: raising 'HIV/AIDS' Awareness

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World AIDS Day 2006: Raising 'HIV/AIDS' Awareness

We urgently need to raise 'HIV/AIDS' Awareness to stop the epidemic spread of AIDS-related Myths, HIV-related Lies and Pharmogenocide: Iatrogenic 'AIDS' ('AIDS' caused by anti-retroviral' drugs).

World... Read more »

HIV to AIDS

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Does anyone have a real and current information on how long it takes HIV to progress to AIDS? I have searched the web and the CDc, and I am getting to many conflicting answers.

Thank you for your help.

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School project... in need of information please

Posted by Anonymous

Hi. I am doing a project for my AIDS in Society class which entails interacting with the HIV/AIDS community; those infected and those affected by the disease. If anyone would be willing to correspond through email on issues of the disease, dealing... Read more »

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