Is Hiv An Infectious Disease

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Drug Abuse and the Link to HIV/AIDS and Other Infectious Diseases

What Is HIV/AIDS? The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is a virus that lives and multiplies primarily in white blood cells (CD4+ lymphocytes), which are part of the immune system. HIV... Read more »

Society Should Not Reject, Discriminate Against People With HIV/AIDS, Other Infectious Diseases, Pope Benedict Says

Society should not reject people living with HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases nor be indifferent or prejudiced toward them, Pope Benedict XVI said on Friday at a conference on the pastoral care of people with infectious diseases, Reuters UK ... Read more »

HIV/AIDS, Other Infectious Diseases Can Be Controlled With Proper Investment, Global Fund Director Says

The HIV/AIDS pandemic -- "the greatest catastrophe in human history measured in lives lost" -- and the "scourges" of tuberculosis and malaria "can actually be brought under control" by "doing the right things on a large scale," Richard Feachem,... Read more »

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infectious disease vs. hiv specialist ??

whats the difference ?? are they basically the same thing ?? If they are different, what diseases do id's check for ??...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

This is a hotly debated issue. Here goes. ID docs are usually board certified in internal medicine and in the sub-specialty of infectious diseases. They see a variety of infectious diseases like diabetic infections, surgical infections, malaria, TB,... Read more »

infectious disease doctor

HOW CONCERNED SHOULD I BE ABOUT SEEING A DOCTOR WHO HAS HIV PATIENTS BUT IS NOT INFECTIOUS DISEASE. IN THE RURAL AREA I AM IN IT IS DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL TO ONE. POSITIVE FOR FIFTEEN YEARS WITH LOW T-CELLS FOR MOST OF THE TIME....

Response from Eric Daar, M.D.

UCLA School of Medicine

Thank you for your post.Some of the best HIV specialists are not Infectious Disease physicians. I have some credibility on this statement since I happen to be both. The fact is that many of my most respected HIV treating colleagues don't... Read more »

Infectious Disease Physician / Donation

I told you last week I had an appointment with an infectious disease doctor, who told me today that based on my nonreactive HIV 1/HIV 2 plus O test he would consider the chance of me being HIV positive a zero percent chance - even if I'd lived...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Rosy,I have not responded to your question because I have answered many similar queries in the past and those responses are posted in the archives. Have a look! Briefly there is no risk of HIV or hepatitis B/C from a contaminated cold juice.... Read more »

worry about infectious disease in work place

I am a health care worker, one day I have touch dried blood in patient's case note, I am so worry about it whether can get any infectious disease through this or not.But this dried blood not stick to my hand.The area that I touch have no cuts...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Contact with dried blood when you have unbroken skin does not put you at risk of hepatitis or HIV. In the future, if you do have contact with blood--dried or wet--you'll feel much better if you make it a habit to wash your hands right away. You... Read more »

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Infectious or Intoxication Diseases?

Posted by Anonymous

AIDS, Hepatitis C, BSE:
Infectious or Intoxication Diseases?

Claus Khnlein, Germany

English translation and English edit by Jrgen Faas, Kathy McMahon and Fintan Dunne. With kind permission by the
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Alternative to Using an Infectious Disease Special

Posted by Choosing2Liv

As I may have mentioned, Ive been EXTREMELY disappointed with my Infectious Disease doctor and his staff. They have canceled two of my last appointments without notice or apology; they typically schedule blood work AFTER my visits and have been... Read more »

HIV-NEGATIVE AIDS IS INFECTIOUS

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Idiopathic CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia, or Non-HIV AIDS, is associated with a patented retroviral particle called Human Intracisternal A-Type Particle-Type II, or HIAP-II.

Autoimmune Technologies is developing viral protein antibody tests based on HIAP-II... Read more »

Infectious fluids

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

#1 Blood
#2 Semen
#3 Saliva
#4 Sweat

Its all documented go find it for yourselves.

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