Is Anemia Contagious

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Anemia

These approaches might not work. It may not be possible to stop using all medications that cause anemia. Two additional treatments are injections of EPO and transfusions. EPO (erythropoietin) stimulates the production of red blood cells. In 1985, scientists learned how to make synthetic EPO. It is injected under the skin, usually once a week. The most common brand of EPO is Procrit. In 2011 the FDA warned that using Procrit can increase the...

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Anemia..how to get it?

Like if a person just has ONLY ANEMIA...(NO AIDS NO HIV)..can someone else contact it by kissing the person who has anemia? by having sex with the person who has anemia?Also same question about kissing and sex for Thalassemia? both the major and...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Anemia, thalassemia major and thalassemia minor are not contagious and therefore not transmissible by kissing, shagging or doing the hokey pokey as you turn yourself around. And that's what it's all about!Dr. Bob... Read more »

Is CMV contagious? Am I contagious to unborn children?

The "opportunistic infections" page does not have a "Ask A Question" link.I have been diagnosed and treated for Immnune System Recovery Uveitis with a secondary CMV Retinitis. My best friend is pregnant. Is my CMV contagious to...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

You could indeed be contagious to an unborn child. Given your diagnosis of CMV (cytomegalovirus) infection, you are no doubt shedding CMV into your urine.Your friend could get tested to see if she's immune to CMV. This would entail getting a... Read more »

anemia and oral sex

gay questions and besides you're the hottest! and i've heard you are an expert in both of these fields.question 1 is anemia contagious? my roomate (former lover from a million years ago) has some kind of bad anemia. maybe related to his...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hey Horny Dude,"Straight answers to hard gay questions?" OK, if you say so. "Expert in both fields?" Well, my credentials for being an expert in Fatigue and Anemia are posted, but how did you know about the other???Question 1No,... Read more »

Portuguese wohoing guy needs help on prevention issue [resubmitted form the Fatigue and Anemia Forum.]

Hey doctor, hope u are doing well! your brother also.I am, as i told u i would do, taking a role on prevention here in Portugal. I got in a discussion about Viral Loads; a guy said that if someone is undetectable the HIV concetration on semen also...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Portuguese Guy,There aren't a lot of good clinical studies addressing this specific question. What we do know is that in general when the plasma viral load goes down, so does the seminal fluid viral load. However, that decrease in seminal... Read more »

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HIV Highly Contagious Before Symptoms Show

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HIV Highly Contagious Before Symptoms Show: Study
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ayuda , parece seguro que me contagie

Posted by marche, 5 Replies

no se si alguien me puede ayudar, tuve relaciones con una persona desconocida y tuve el problema de rotura de preservativo porque talvez lo dao la mujer con sus uas al colocarlo, nose , pero , despues de dos semanas se me inflamaron mis parotidas ,... Read more »

anemia

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can some1 recently infected devlope anemia? does 1 get this early during hiv or is it later in the disease?

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Anemia y VIH

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Es cierto que la anemia les da a los enfermos con VIH en cualquier estado de la enfermedad, asi lo dijo los doctores Steve y Santana, pero estar con anemia no significa que uno este con VIH. Tambien los retrovirales suelen provocar anemia en algunos... Read more »

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