Severe Hiv Disease

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HIV/AIDS Anemia: Prevalence and Severity of Anemia Increases With Advancing HIV Disease

The current study describes the prevalence of anemia, a common hematologic abnormality that can significantly impact clinical outcomes and quality of life (QOL), in several populations of patients with HIV. Specifically, P.S. Belperio and colleagues... Read more »

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Pose Severe Threat to Women's Health and Fertility

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are among the most serious preventable threats to women's fertility in the United States. Biological factors place women at greater risk than men for the most severe health consequences of the two most commonly... Read more »

Bacterial Translocation Is Associated With More Severe Liver Fibrosis in HIV/Hepatitis C-Co-Infected People

According to researchers in Madrid, Spain, intestinal bacteria in blood (bacterial translocation) is associated with more severe liver disease in persons with HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfection. To determine the association between the severity of... Read more »

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Severe Hypochondria on HIV/aids and ashamed of past mistake

Hi. I found this website really helpful and i want more help.Recently i am suffering from severe Hiv hypochondria. The country i am living in has very HIV prevalence rate and all the migrants have to go through HIV test to ensure their fitness. 5...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I agree your problem is "severe HIV hypochondria" and not HIV itself! Your HIV-acquisition risk is extremely low, considering your experience was just two young (and presumably HIV-negative) teenagers experimenting and satisfying... Read more »

hiv/hbv infected bi polar with severe depression

not sure if you are the one who can assist me but here goes...concerning toq, i feel like i'm in crisis. i was diagnosed 3/25/08 with a cd4 of 119 and a viral load of 900,000 and hepatitis b. i've been on meds ever since. i am deeply...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I would like you to call your psychiatrist today to discuss your feelings of despair; if you can't reach him or her by phone, please go to your local hospital today. Your medical issues are easily treatable - I couldn't say that 10 years... Read more »

HIV vs LYME DISEASE

Is there ever a misdiagnoses between the two. My daughter has had fatigue, severe joint pain, muscle weakness, fever, sore throat. She was tested for lyme titer and was told it is very high, isn't this just an Elisa test and not specific for...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,There are several different tests for Lyme disease. If your daughter has a "high titer" and the symptoms you describe then most likely she does have Lyme disease. A positive test for Lyme disease is completely unrelated to HIV disease.... Read more »

Can HIV compromize the immune system without another disease involved?

Are there studies about HIV positive people with severly compromized immune systems with none of the diseases associated with AIDS? I'm interested if the HIV virus itself has been proven to destroy the immune system of an otherwise healthy...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The HIV virus destroys CD4+ T-cells resulting in a chronically activated and damaged immune system without any other germs necessary for the process.... Read more »

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4 stages to HIV disease

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

AMFAR AIDS HANDBOOK (Chapter 4, Page 53 )

There are four stages to HIV disease

1) Acute Infection Stage (500-1200 CD4s)- begins immediately after hiv enters the body and starts multiplying in infected cells. Acute infection ends about 2-6 weeks... Read more »

Does the severe depression stop?

Posted by pozcop, 6 Replies

Well, its been just over two years since I was diagnosed, but probably five or so since I became infected with HIV. I live in the very closeted Colorado Springs area where people don't disclose their status often, which led to my getting infected.... Read more »

Infectious or Intoxication Diseases?

Posted by Anonymous

AIDS, Hepatitis C, BSE:
Infectious or Intoxication Diseases?

Claus Khnlein, Germany

English translation and English edit by Jrgen Faas, Kathy McMahon and Fintan Dunne. With kind permission by the
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Severe Symptoms

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

How severe are the symptoms of HIV when you first say contract the virus and how severe aree they say after 5 years with the virus ? Read more »

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