Symptoms Of AIDS Virus

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What Are the Symptoms of HIV and AIDS?

When it comes to the symptoms of HIV/AIDS, there are three major points to keep in mind: There's a big difference between the symptoms of HIV and the symptoms of advanced HIV, also known as AIDS. It's what you do that puts you at risk for HIV -- not how you feel. Your mind is a powerful thing. 1.There's a big difference between the symptoms of HIV and the symptoms of advanced HIV, also known as AIDS. HIV is a virus that attacks...

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What are the symptoms of HHV-8, the virus that causes Kaposi's sarcoma?

What are the symtoms of HHV-8, are they the same as HIV? I have already tested negative for HIV but I know that there is something wrong.Thanks pw...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

Dear PW: It's hard enough when you have to worry about HIV. Now it looks like HHV-8 is giving you something to worry about. HHV-8, also known as Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus, is the virus that causes Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Most... Read more »

What cardiac problems/symptoms does HIV virus itself cause?

I see from your bio that some of your specialties include cardiovascular complications of HIV.Can you please explain what complications you see from the virus itself, what symptoms to look out for and what diagnostic tests to take? I ask, because I...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

The most common complication of HIV infection is coronary artery disease (CAD). This is related to atherosclerosis, or cholesterol/lipid plaques that develop within the walls of the blood vessels. Populations of HIV-infected patients are more... Read more »

I seem to have bouts of recurrent parvo virus symptoms

I am a 41 year old female who was diagnosed with parvo virus in October, 1996. My treatment at the time was prednisone and naprosen. I suffered for eight months. My doctor advised me to be patient it would go away. (I don't remember any of the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Dear VG,I'm assuming you are HIV positive as this site is dedicated to answering questions related to anemia and fatigue in people who are HIV positive. Let me tell you a bit about Parvovirus B-19. It is quite a common infection. In children it... Read more »

HPV worries (HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS AND HIV/AIDS, 2011)

I'm 44 year old gay male who has been on HAART (Atripla) for the past 3 years with great success and no side effects. Have been undetectable the whole time and my CD4% has gone from 10.5 to 31%, all other levels are great and continue to...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi, Andrew.Unfortunately we don't have a cure (yet) for HPV. We do have a preventative vaccine that I recommend for those not infected. For those already infected, close follow-up, especially for those with the high-risk subtypes, and prompt... Read more »

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ARS symptoms means virus can be detected?

Posted by jxr

Hi...If you have ARS symptoms two weeks after an unsafe episode and these symptoms are actually a sign of HIV infection, will the PCR test be able to detect the presence of HIV in that short time frame. After all, the symptoms of fighting the... Read more »

VIRUS

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Do people with HIV always feel run down, is HIV like other viruses that cause one to feel unhealthy? I would think that while one has a virus and no antibodies that they would feel really sick. does anyone know if this could extend after the ARS. ... Read more »

unknown virus?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hello, please help try to answer this. I've had several negative test results for hiv 1 and 2 and had negative hiv-dna almost a year and half after unprotected exposure. But I recently had a positive result for hsv2. And I seem to have skin... Read more »

DUDE'S NEWS -VIRUS REPLICATION

Posted by DUDE

Subject: SECOND POST-Virus Replication & OTHER Things
Fellas fellas fellas,,,,
It's certainly time to move one. These HIV tests are very sensative. If you are infected with the HIV virus (or any virus for that matter)
the human body produces... Read more »

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