Symptoms Of Hiv In Young Children

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Talking With Your Children About HIV: HIV Awareness for Children

Table of Contents Introduction The Facts About HIV Starting the Discussion Talking to Children of Different Ages Taking Care of Yourself Related Info Sheets by The Well Project Introduction HIV is a tough subject for parents, guardians, and caregivers to discusswith their children. However it is important that all families have thisdiscussion. There are many reasons you may want to discuss HIV and AIDS withyour children: you...

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Young children and HIV

Do you know of anyone doing research on medications for young children? My 3 year old is finally doing well with viral at 7070 and cd4 at 1318 (viral load was in hundreds of millions at birth thanks to his biologic mother). However, he is taking...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Clinical trials in HIV-positive infants and children have certainly lagged behind that of adults. There are some obvious reasons for this, including the sheer logistical difficulties associated with trying to enroll a statistically significant... Read more »

AIDS education for young children

How would you approach educating young children about AIDS?...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.There is no simple answer to this question. However you can take thefollowing into consideration when talking to a child about AIDS. If a child asks you a question about AIDS, answer it! Children arealready hearing... Read more »

AIDS/HIV symptoms in infants and children

What are some of the symptoms of AIDS/HIV in infants and children ?...

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

Some of the more common symptoms include fevers, thrush, failure-to-thrive, diarrhea, developmental or neurological problems, skin problems (seborrheic dermatitis) and frequent usual (ear infections) or unusual infections. Pneumocystis carinii... Read more »

CAN WE ASSUME CHILDRENS ARE HIV NEGATIVE

MY CLOSEST FRIEND DIAGANOSED HIV POSITIVE,DUE TO SOCIAL STIGMA, WE ONLY KNOWS THE FACT (NOT CONFIRMED BY ANTOHER CHECK-UP)HE HAS FOUR CHILDRENS, FIRST TWO ARE MARRIED GIRLS. ONE TWENTY THREE YEARS OLD, HAVING ONE CHILD, 2 YEARS OLD. THE OTHER GIRL...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for your post.Sorry to hear about your friend.It would be strikingly unusual for a child born with HIV to have no symptoms into their 20s (or 10 for that matter); if your friend's wife is HIV negative, it's impossible for... Read more »

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Young Mother of divorced hiv positive dad

Posted by Anonymous, 7 Replies

Wow, I just read all the posts and I am sorry about all the problems that have arised. I did not mean to stir people so much. What I was looking for was a way to educate myself other than the internet and chat rooms so I could feel comfortable, for... Read more »

HIV Symptoms

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Please, I need answers today. First I had a rash (shoulders to stomach that did not itch), 2 weeks later I had the worse case of strep throat in my life (heavy fever/sweat through sheets), I proceed to get this 3 weeks later and then 3 weeks after... Read more »

Will a child with hiv exhibit symptoms

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

If a child was born or contracted hiv as a child, would they eventually exhibit syptoms when they are older? I thought they would but read somewhere that a child got it as a baby (through pregnancy) and went all the way to college before they found... Read more »

Scared Young Girl...Here is my situation....please

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I am having my first HIV test in a few days. Even though I tend to overly stress myself out, I am extremely worried that I may have HIV. About two years ago, I had unprotected anal sex with a man who's status I do not know. After the encounter, i... Read more »

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