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Sickle Cell Anemia And Hiv
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Question about anemia and sickle cell diseaseDr. Bob,I know that one of the largest populations with of HIV-positives with anemia is African-Americans. How much does sickle cell disease play a role in this? Since sickle cell disease is a form of anemia in and of itself, is testing for SCD...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary condition caused by inheriting the sickle cell gene from both parents. It is seen primarily in black persons of African origin. The onset of symptoms is usually between 9-12 months of age and quite easily...
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sickle cell diseasemy profesor told us today that it is imposssible for a person with sickle cell disease to contract... Read more »sickle cell and HIVHello,I was just wondering if HIV shows up in the sickle cell test?Thank you!... Read more »
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AnemiaWhat Is Anemia? What Causes Anemia? Anemia and HIV How Is Anemia Treated? The Bottom Line What Is Anemia? Anemia is a shortage of hemoglobin (HGB). HGB is a protein in red blood cells. It carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest... Read more »
Women, Anemia and HIV/AIDSTable of Contents What Is Anemia? What Causes Anemia? Anemia and HIV Women and Anemia Diagnosis and Treatment Taking Care of Yourself What Is Anemia? Anemia is a medical condition that occurs when youhave a lower than normal... Read more »
Glossaryanaemia: very low red blood cell count. albumin: a protein made by the liver. It carries drugs,hormones and waste products through the blood andmaintains fluid levels within the body. An abnormally lowlevel of albumin is a sign of serious... Read more »
Ecstasy Can Cause Anemia in HAART UsersBackground To capture oxygen from the lungs and deliver it to tissues, red blood cells (RBCs) use a protein called hemoglobin. Produced by the bone marrow, RBCs survive for between three and four months before they are removed from circulation. If... Read more »
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Anemia?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Does anyone know what is the typical symptoms for anemia? I recently experienced bruises easily which had never happened to me before. I was a very healthy person and bruise or cuts on me got healed very quickly. People told me that low red blood...
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anemia and hiv
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i read on an anemia website that people with hiv/aids tend to get anemia easily.is it possible to get anemia from hiv 5 months after exposure/contracting hiv ? or is this something that only develops in later stages of aids ? Read more » anemia
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can some1 recently infected devlope anemia? does 1 get this early during hiv or is it later in the disease?Basically, is it possible to devlope anemia less then a year after infection? Read more » ANEMIA.........OR IS IT
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
over the last year i had some unsafe sexual acts,my question is ive had this tongue problem for a while and was wondering ive heard b12 deficiency is a sign of hiv infection, is this true?ive had a cbc test done and all was in normal range, just...
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