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Can I catch HIV infection this way?

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I am only 19 and I don't quite understand why I have to deal with this.
Perhaps some will laugh at me for my ignorance and deem this post as a hoax, but I really am frightened over this issue and am losing sleep over this. Please, someone try to help... Read more »

could I be infected in this way?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I had a hair cut in a hair salon yesterday. When the barber lady washed my hair, she also massaged my scalp using her fingers for a few minutes. Unfortunately, one rash on my scalp was broken by her scratch, and bleeding a little bit. I began to... Read more »

HIV Symptoms does not indicate HIV Infection

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I wanted to share briefly with everyone that just because you may have symptoms of HIV does not necessarily mean that you are HIV positive.

I would come onto this website everyday for hours and surf the web for the risks, symptoms, exposure rates,... Read more »

Can I catch HIV this way?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I am really worried about an incident that happened 10 months ago and am freaking out over whether I could have caught HIV infection.

I was using a public bathroom and by accident the crotch of my underwear touched the toilet seat. I didn't think... Read more »

HIV Infection

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

What are the more common ways to contract HIV ? has there been any recording of the Condom Breaking and the person has then contracted HIV ? Has there been any recording of a person sitting on a needle and then getting HIV ? will you know if you... Read more »

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way cd8 salls not incraesed in som of infected way ?

way cd4 not incraesed in som infected ?plaes anser me....

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Whether CD4 or CD8 cels are increased in HIV infection depends on the underlying immune system of the person, the type of virus they were infected with and whether HIV treatment was started.... Read more »

Scared about a possible strange way to be infected through oral/deep kissing

Dear Dr. Frascino,I'm an Italian guy from Milan that he's really scared about a possible HIV infection.My past sexual acts were protected insertive anal intercourse with trannies street sex workers plus unprotected oral insertive, plus...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Buon giorno Marco!1. Absolutely no HIV risk.2. Absolutely no HIV risk.3. ARS symptoms generally become manifest at two to three weeks after HIV primary infection.Ciao!Dr. Bob... Read more »

Any way I could be infected?

Dr. McGowan,I had a possible exposure in July/August of 2003. After that I had 8 HIV tests out to April of 2004. 3 Blood Antibody, 3 Oral Swab, 1 PCR to 400 copies, 1 bdna to 50 Copies all negative.Sept of 2009, general lymphadenopathy, had blood...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Based on this info you do not have HIV. Lupus is a very good possibility. Stay safe to avoid contact with HIV but you are certainly not infected based on your risky sex in 2003. In fact you have tested yourself far beyond any recommendation to do... Read more »

resubmitted form the Fatigue and Anemia Forum: Discordant couple - Risk of HCV transmission (Hepatitis C Virus Infections Among HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex With Men: An Expanding Epidemic, 2010 )

I have been HIV+ about 5 years now and take Atripla as treatment. My CD4 is 650, viral load below detection. Very recently I have also been found HCV positive. My boyfriend is HIV and HCV negative. We are very much into fisting. He is top only and...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Recent epidemiological studies have found increasing rates of hepatitis C in MSM (men who have sex with men). See below. Associated risk factors include HIV infection, intravenous drug use, fisting and use of GHB (gamma hydroxyl butyrate).... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Maryland: City Seeks to Reach Those at Risk of HIV Infection in Unconventional Ways

The Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) is boosting HIV prevention outreach through support of "ballrooms," or underground dance parties for young, black or Hispanic men who have sex with men (MSM). In November, some 400 MSM and transgender... Read more »

Trial Looks at Ways to Reduce HIV Transmission and Increase Access to Care and Adherence to HIV Meds Among HIV-Infected IDUs

Noting "a lack of effective behavioral interventions for HIV-positive injection drug users (IDUs)," the authors of the current study sought to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention to reduce sexual and injection transmission risk behaviors and to... Read more »

Condoms One Way Philippines Can Stop AIDS, Says UN

The Philippines needs a refocused political commitment to curbing new HIV infections, the UNAIDS country coordinator said recently. If Filipino leaders do not muster the courage and take clear stands on issues such as promoting condoms to help... Read more »

Latin America Progresses in Curbing AIDS, but Still Has Long Way to Go

The annual number of new HIV infections in Latin America has changed relatively little in recent years, the UN reported ahead of World AIDS Day. Following steady declines after 1996, new infections have since the early 2000s leveled off, with 92,000... Read more »

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