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Older People and HIV

How Many Older People Have AIDS? About 29% of all people with AIDS in the United States are age 50 or over. In 2001, this proportion was 17%. In some cities, as many as 37% of people with AIDS are older than 50. The number of older people diagnosed with AIDS is increasing. There are three types of older people with HIV: People who have been living with HIV for many years; older HIV-infected people who are just learning their HIV status; and...

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Hello Italian Stallion...Trying to preventing other innocent people from getting infected

Hi Dr. Robert Franscino. First off I'd like to say that your are truley an angel sent from heaven! You don't know how many lives you touch. I know you have a zillion emails but I desperately need your help. Here's my situation, I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hey Sleepless in L.A.,You pretty much already "know" you have HIV??? Hmmm . . . . Sleepless, do you know how many times a day folks tell me that? No, of course you don't, because you would have no way of knowing. Right? Well, same... Read more »

occupational exposure to HIV, please please please answer!! 5th try!e

To make a long story short, on Dec 6th 2011 I was drawing blood on an HIV positve person at work, using a butterfly needle size 23 gauge by 3/4 and somehow obtained a needlestick injury. I quickly washed my hands and headed straight for employee...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Your are almost certainly NOT HIV infected. First, the risk is very low from a needle stick. Second, a viral load of 139 is very low and transmission is related to the amount of virus in the infecting fluid. Third, all your tests, including the... Read more »

Exposure to HEPC/HIV Please help a healthcare volunteer .. 5th time trying! Have stopped volunteering and feel miserable abt it!!!!

I work as a volunteer at the VA( first time dealing with blood). Today after I centrifuged some blood from an old black male(HepC positive/unknown HIV) I was putting the plasma into cryovials. I splashed a drop on my face.I know I did because I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your HIV risk is essentially nonexistent. HIV cannot permeate intact skin. Your "tiny bumps" would not be a significant risk factor.PEP is not warranted. Routine testing for a possible occupational exposure is the most that would be... Read more »

Gay HIV+ partner has bareback sex with other HIV+ people

Hi, I'm in an open gay relationship with my HIV+ partner whereas i am HIV-. We always have protected anal sex (oral unprotected)My partner continues to have unprotected sex with other positive guys even though i have stressed that this is bad....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Regarding the risk of poz-on-poz barebacking, see below.As for a well "recegonised" resource on this topic, HELLO! You're reading it. Check out the archives! Finally, regarding the risk of STDs from oral sex, we have an entire... Read more »

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Trying to find support for a local HIV org in LA

Posted by commonground

Hello,
Please don't be upset if I am posting this in the wrong place. For four years, I have been working with a small organization in Los Angeles to help provide free services of all kinds to HIV+ persons. The organization is in a major budget... Read more »

lonely in southern africa trying to live with HIV

Posted by africanbeauty, 4 Replies

hi
i hope that i can find someone i can chat with here. this is my 3rd year poz - it caused the breakup of my marriage. anyhow, i am a 38 year old african beauty living in africa -and i am lonely - would like to meet other african poz professionals... Read more »

Trying to find people

Posted by Jayslilangel

I am trying to find two of Body Positive's old employees and hopefully someone can help me...I am looking for Christopher Murphy and Eric M. Rodriguez. If anyone knows of any info about where they are now, can you please post it. I used to intern... Read more »

People treated very early may be "prime candidates" for HIV cure studies

Posted by ashler1977, 1 Reply

Very early antiretroviral treatment limits the size of HIV reservoir

http://www.aidsmap.com/Very-early-antiretroviral-treatment-limits-the-size-of-HIV-reservoir/page/2587303/ Read more »

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