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HIV and Aging

Table of Contents The Aging HIV Population Is Growing HIV May Speed Up Aging Monitor Your Overall Health Stigma and the Need for Social Support for the HIV-Positive Aging Population Taking Care of Yourself The Aging HIV Population Is Growing HIV began mostly as a disease of young men, but today the epidemic impacts people of all ages, including older people (age 50 and over). Issues related to HIV and older people are...

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AIDS VIRUS CREATED TO DIMINISH BLACK POPULATION

Hi there Dr. Bob, The other day I read a shocking article on a website claiming that there was substantial evidence that the HIV/AIDS virus was created to destroy the African-American population. I may not know much about the history of the virus,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I suppose if you look hard enough, you can find an article on the Web that says just about anything. This particular conspiracy theory has been floating around for quite some time and has as much credibility as Fox News reporting on WMD's... Read more »

after taking PEP fear of possible virus resistance

Dear Doc,I need ur opinion as HIV expert maybe u can help me.I am on holiday in Thailand for about 4 months.At the begining of mai i had risky exposure to a sex worker who was positive.I had Elisa test which was negative.I started...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,1. I think you may have misinterpreted what you read. If you've had a significant HIV exposure and take PEP within the 72-hour window and complete the full 28-day course, there are two potential outcomes: (1) PEP works and aborts the HIV... Read more »

Life span of the aids virus

I am a mexican medical student, doing a research job for my class of immunology,the question that I have is How much of the virus do I need to get infected? & What is the infective diosis(minimum concentration) of the virus?...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.We really do not know what the minimum effective dose is that's required fortransmission to successfully take place. Theoretically, it only takes onevirus to get into the bloodstream in order for infection to... Read more »

hpv infection (HPV, HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS AND HIV/AIDS, 2010)

hello Dr. Frascino, I know that HIV is more your area of expertise but I was wondering if you knew anything about hpv. I was diagnosed with hpv about 10 years ago and was reading recently that some percentage of people actually clear the infection,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Anonymous,There are many different types of HPV (30-40 varieties). Over half of all sexually active folks become infected with some type of HPV. In 90% of these cases the body's immune system completely clears the infection. (See below.)Hope... Read more »

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Living With the AIDS Virus

Posted by Anonymous

Here's a topical book by SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd, edited by:SAMIRAN PANDA,ANINDYA CHATTERJI,ABU S ABDUL-QUADER
It traces the evolution of the HIV epidemic in India and documents how the largest democracy in the world has responded to it. It... Read more »

Gallo's New Virus

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

c 2001 by satirist Marcel Girodian

FAMED AIDS SCIENTIST DISCOVERS NEW VIRUS

By Gina Kolada
The New York Times

Washington D.C. (December 17)--Dr. Robert Gallo, discoverer of the AIDS virus, stunned the scientific community today with the discovery of a... Read more »

In a bad place mentally

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Longish story but here goes. Sepnt the last 6 months thinking I've got HIV. The basis of this is as follows.

During a break from my long term girlfriend of 4 years( 12 months ago) I had vaginal protected sex with someone of unknown status but the... Read more »

AIDS Cure Quest to Kill `Sleeping' Viruses

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AIDS Cure Quest to Kill `Sleeping' Viruses Enlists Merck Cancer Medicine

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-02/aids-cure-quest-to-kill-sleeping-viruses-enlists-merck-cancer-medicine.html Read more »

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