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Choose the Correct Answer: 1. T or F: HIV/AIDS has no cure and is spread mainly by unprotected sex or sharing needles with someone who has HIV. True False 2. If you were infected with HIV, you might showsymptoms ... A. within a few weeks B.... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Washington, D.C., Officials Quiz Doctors About HIV/AIDS

Private-practice doctors in Washington soon will be undergoing a test themselves -- city officials are quizzing them on how much they know about HIV/AIDS. "We suspect there are gaps in doctors' understanding of testing guidelines that have changed... Read more »

Pennsylvania: New Law Regarding HIV Testing Is No Problem for Delaware County Group

A new state law that eliminates pretest HIV counseling and replaces signed informed consent with a voluntary "opt-out" provision will not affect how one Delaware County organization does AIDS outreach. Community Health & Education Outreach... Read more »

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H.I.V.

Cuales son las alteraciones del sistema inmune en H.I.V. ...

Response from Jorge Santana Bagur, M.D.

Universidad de Puerto Rico

Estimado Amigo: Las alteraciones del sistema inmune en VIH giran en torno a la actividad de linfocitos T4 o CD4, ste dirige por decir as la orquesta del sistema inmunolgico estimulando la produccin de otras clulas importantes como lo son las clulas... Read more »

Risk from casual contact with HIV positive friend "very scared need your help"

Hi. The other day I saw a friend of mine who is hiv positive. I shook his hand and then touched my lips which were very dry and cracked bleeding a little. I then realized he had a scratch from his cat on the hand that I shook that my fingers touched...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for the question!No risk. There was no HIV+ positive body fluid leaving your friend's body and going immediately/directly inside your body. HIV is not easy to get, it only happens when there is the perfect storm of the things I just... Read more »

Risk from friend's former possessions "HIV does not live 'well' outside the body"

I have been reading a lot lately about HIV because someone i know just passed away and they were HIV positive. Throughout the years that I knew this gentleman he never told me that he was infected with this. Now i am worried. There have been many...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for the question,I'm very sorry to hear about your friend's passing. You sound very lucky to have received all these mementos from his life, I'm sure they'll be useful in keeping his memory alive for you.That said, there... Read more »

What's more difficult to obtain? A catchy title or HIV?

Dr Bob,I thought I would conduct my own piece of literary time-wasting for you, concerning a couple of different topics.First of all, I had unprotected insertive sex with a young wench of unknown status back in may some time. I tested negative for...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello English Freak,You want me to mock and humble you? No, I'm sorry. You've got the wrong website for that. Try www.Donna-the-Dominatrix.com. I hear she's quite good. So, are you a paranoid freak for continually worrying about HIV,... Read more »

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THE PAIN BEHIND THE STIGMA

Posted by Anonymous

""HIV/AIDS Positive stories
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WE NEED EVERYONE WHO IS HIV POSITIVE TO COME OUT IF WE ARE TO GET RID OF THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH HIV.

The United Nations Population Fund has... Read more »

Dr. Urkie

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Dr. Urkie me dice que mis resultados son buenos y que no descarte una infeccion de HIV. tengo 3 test no reactivos el primero fue al mes el 2do. a los 5 meses y el 3ro. alo 7 meses. Cree que es suficiete o me tengo que hacer otro al ao? sigo con... Read more »

hola me llamo joe

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hola; me llamo Joe, y hace una semana me dieron las noticias de qeue era hiv positivo; pero no entiendo en absoluto que son cd4 t cells viral load y mas????que es todo esto???

por favor si pueden ayudarmen en espanol les agradeceria muchisimo. ya... Read more »

Sobre los valores de la prueba

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hola a todos. Me gustaria quitarme una duda bastante persistente que no me dejar estar tranquilo. Muchos me entendern.

Me hice unos analisis de VIH, 4 meses despus de mi ltima exposicin. El analisis fu "SEROLOGIA DE HIV, ANTICUERPOS ANTI-HIV I+II,... Read more »

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