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HIV Prevention for the Third Decade of AIDS

On June 5, 2001, the United States and the world mark an unhappy anniversary: the 20th anniversary of the report of the first cases of AIDS in the medical literature. On that date in 1981, the first cluster of unexplained cases of immune deficiency... Read more »

HIV Prevention in the Developing World: Expert Panel Previews CROI 2008 Research

This is a summary from researchers of a wide range of issues related to HIV prevention in the developing world. They'll touch on many issues, including male circumcision, mother-to-child HIV transmission and whether treating other sexually... Read more »

Problems With Drug Resistance Persist in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission in the Developing World

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) is critical for slowing down the epidemic in the developing world. While we have had dramatic success with PMTCT in developed countries where drug cocktails are available throughout a woman's... Read more »

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A question from the third world ( no hiv couselling available here).

Dear Dr. Bob,I am from very poor country, Nepal. My 5 antibody hiv1/2 elisa tests were ve out to 22 months (5,15,18,20,22months) after an unprotected sexual exposure. But the dark purple lesion with darker ring around it on my shin bone (left leg)...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Your repeatedly negative HIV-1/2 ELISA tests out to 22 months plus your undetectable HIV DNA PCR qualitative test at 22 months from the time of your potential exposure are definitive and conclusive. HIV is not your problem. No way. No how.... Read more »

Third world country thankful guy

Dr. Bob: First of all Thank you for your answer. It made me feel so much better. It's funny, but it was difficult accepting the fact that im HIV negative. Second, To all of you who live in fear of having hiv as I did for almost a yer, get...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Third World Country Thankful Guy,Thanks for your thanks and for taking the time to write back and share your good news and newfound insights.WOO-HOO!Be well. Stay well.Dr. BobThird world country insane guy Apr 16, 2009 Well, Im a 32 year old guy... Read more »

Third world country insane guy

Well, Im a 32 year old guy and I had unprotected sex, with a street hooker in El Salvador, 11 months ago. I developed some kind of rash that wont go away on my forehead. My doctor said it was telangectasias and only lasser would help. Besides Ive...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Third World Country Insane Guy,Thanks for your kind comments.Unprotected sex does place you at some degree of risk for STDs, including HIV. However, a negative ELISA at eight months is definitive and conclusive proof that you are HIV... Read more »

re:hot third world latin boys

Dr. Frascino, I am not bashing people for having bad judgment. I feel sorry for them. They are not getting what is going on--what has been going on for over 20 years, and over 40 million people now with AIDS. We have so much information out there...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Craig,Welcome back to the Forum.O.K., I now believe you can read English. Yes, of course, I understand your frustration. As I mentioned, I've been intimately involved in the AIDS Pandemic since it was first recognized in the early 80s as an... Read more »

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