Is There A Mild Form Of Hiv

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How mild can mild be?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hello,

When experts claim that ARS symptoms can range from mild to severe, how mild is mild? Does mild ARS still resemble flu or mono, i.e. sudden onset, body ache, fever, swollen lymph nodes, etc. Also what temperature range generally classes... Read more »

Mild sore throut for a while now ...

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

II've been having a mild sore throat for a couple of months now (kinda feels like I've swollowed toothpaste by accident, you know what I mean?).

Anyway, the sore throat turned up pretty much at the same time that I started getting paranoid about HIV... Read more »

What is a P.S.P.? Some form of a Play station?

Posted by HeRapedMe, 2 Replies

I mean a P.E.P.? Is it an anti-aids med that can help me to *not* die of A.I.D.S. after a *MARRIED* Sorry Son of a b!tch chose to drug and rape me? I was raped the 23. The guy slipped mdsd in my drink, then entered my home while I was asleep, raped,... Read more »

is this a form of transmission??

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

i accidentally pricked myself with one of those nails people put in bulletin boards to hold papers, i'm sorry i don't recall the name right now, it fell on the floor with all the papers and i was putting it back and i pricked myself on my finger, no... Read more »

Inability to form antibodies

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Would it be safe to say that if a person did not produce antibodies by 3 years after exposure, they would not be able to fight off common infections. Isn't the antibodies what makes the symptoms of ARS resolve?
I have some non-specific symptoms that... Read more »

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Food for thought...mild HIV ?

Dear Dr Little,I have read (on this forum) of so many people (calling themselves worried wells) who have had possible exposures to the HI virus, developed the range of symptoms but have repeatedly tested negative. Is it quite possible that these...

Response from Susan Little, M.D.

University of California San Diego

I will have to disagree. I believe that all people that become infected with HIV do test positive by HIV1/2 antibody testing over time. There is some data that people who are repeatedly exposed and yet do not become infected will develop some test... Read more »

Real possibility of exposure to HIV Please Answer This Question (resubmitted form the Fatigue and Anemia Forum)

Hi Dr. Bob, I had sex tonight with someone I met online. He says he is hiv negative and always practices safe sex. I bottomed and he used a condom. After he left I sat on the toliet and squeezed out of my rectum what looks very much like cum. I went...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You present an unusual dilemma. If the latex condom was used properly and did not fail, your HIV-transmission risk would be essentially nonexistent, even with the mild rectal trauma and bleeding. What you expelled after sex might have been... Read more »

Side Effects: How mild is mild?

Hello Keith and big thanks to everyone at TheBody.com from Down Under..Ive been HIV+ 2 years and on treatment with Atripla with good results so far (undetectable VL / CD4 1000+) i've tolerated Atripla well apart from what i thought were...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The goal would be to find a convenient (once or twice a day) and well tolerated regimen for each person needing HIV treatment. Mild and/or intermittent side effects impact persons in different ways--for some-no big deal. For others, depending on... Read more »

Can a pet licking sweat or a cut from a HIV positve persons skin cause them to get sick or even HIV but in animal form whatever that may be? (CATS AND DOGS AND HIV, 2009)

Hello there. This may sound like a weird question but I have to ask because the only way to know is to ask, also someone else may be wondering the same thing. First of all I am currently on meds and undectable my question doesn't pertain to...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Actually you are certainly not the only one wondering if Toto or Miss Kitty could be at risk. In fact we have an entire chapter in the archives of this forum devoted to animal HIV transmission. I'll reprint below some information from those... Read more »

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