Lesions On An Aids Victim

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lesions in AIDS patients; are they cancer

Are all lesions in AIDS patients cancer? ...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

ABSOLUTELY NOT. There are many many things which can cause lesions which are not cancer. Many lesions are benign growths, many lesions are caused by viruses (e.g. molluscum, warts, and so on)or other infectious agents, and many lesions are caused by... Read more »

AIDS victims in schools

I am doing a theses on people who have AIDS and go to the same schools as other students. I wanted... Read more »

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H. »

Scared Sick because I preformed CPR on a full blown Aids Victim

Hello, I have been scared out of my wits since July. I came upon an accident and preformed cpr on a... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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Articles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Florida: Candlelight Vigil on March 18 for HIV/AIDS Victims

A candlelight vigil to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and its local impact will be held at 7:30 p.m. on March 18 in the Memorial Garden of the Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach. "This evening we will recall friends and loved ones whose lives... Read more »

China AIDS Victims Fight Bad Drugs, Ineptitude

HIV/AIDS patients in China's Henan province, many of whom were infected through botched blood-selling schemes in the mid-1990s, are not getting the treatment and support they need, say AIDS activists. "Officials just hand out medicine and consider... Read more »

UN Discusses Fortifying Food for Southern African AIDS Victims

The fortification of maize meal to combat HIV/AIDS and the food crisis in southern Africa topped the agenda at a two-day UN meeting in Johannesburg, UNAIDS officials said on Thursday. "Fortifying our maize meal is one of the recommendations we are... Read more »

Africa's AIDS Victims Turn to Botswana

People with HIV/AIDS from neighboring countries are homing in on Bostwana's hospitals and clinics asking to receive free drug treatment to stave off the ravages of the virus, medical practitioners said recently. Botswana is the only southern African... Read more »

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Daughter of an AIDS victim

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

As a daughter of an aids victim....It makes me frustrated to find that those who already know they have aids go out and have sex and infect other with it and don't seem to acknowledge that they need to change their habits. I have to watch my mother... Read more »

Kaposi's sarcoma lesions

Posted by paulie_tx, 1 Reply

I just started meds last month. I've got about 5 ks lesions (mostly on my face) and I'm freaking out.

Anyone have experience with this KS aids-related cancer??? Read more »

Horrified Rape Victim

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Heelo Everyone,
I have been lurking for the last threee months trying to find answers concerning possible infection. Here is my story: On June 4, 2005, I was raped. The rapist was caught and found to be HIV+. In short, I had a nervous breakdown. ... Read more »

brain lesion

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

in 96 i was diagnosed with pml because of ct scan and mir i lost ability of speech, walking, writing and bacically have blurred vision in 98 i had a spinal tap which was negative for jc virus i then had a brain biopsy whitch was neg so i dont have... Read more »

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