The Clinical Manifestation Of Viral Hepatitis

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Clinical manifestation

Dear Dr. Feinberg,I have read that during accute infection the viral load skyrockets and T-Cells plummet only to recover almost to normal levels.What are the possible clinical manifestations of these events? I assume the most obvious one is ARS...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

It is certainly possible to develop "mild" problems associated with immune dysfunction, such as thrush, and even possible to develop what, in advanced HIV disease, would be a routine AIDS-defining illness, such as PCP or Candida... Read more »

curious (SEXUAL TRANSMISSION OF HEPATITIS C)(HEPATITIS C AND DELAYED HIV SEROCONVERSION)(CURE FOR HIV)

Hey Dr. Frascino,First off, thanks for everything you do. Your hard work and dedication to all of us who need answers doesnt go unnoticed. You are a great person.I have a couple of questions.What is your oppinion on hepatitis c as an STD. Ive heard...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,1.I've discussed the sexual transmission of hepatitis C many times in this forum. Check the archives! As an example, I'll reprint below some information form the archives pertaining to this topic. 2.If someone is infected with several... Read more »

Undetectable Viral Load Infection and Superinfection (FINDINGS SUGGEST HIV CAN BE TRANSMITTED FROM MSM WITH UNDETECTABLE VIRAL LOAD 2009) (SUPERINFECTION, 2009)

Thanks for your comments and information about the possibility that people with undetectable viral might be able to infect HIV negative people and contribute to HIV superinfection, but is there any research revealing the actual numbers of such...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,No, we do not have reliable information as to how often this phenomenon occurs. As you can probably imagine it is quite challenging to conclusively prove that a particular strain of HIV was transmitted to an already infected individual. This... Read more »

How quickly will symptoms manifest with an aggresive HIV strain?

My fiance was just diagnosed with AIDS, CD-4 count is 6 and the viral load is off the charts. He believes he may have been exposed to an "aggresive" strain of HIV 2 1/2 years ago. How long after exposure (if untreated)will it take an...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

He could be within the time frame of a rapidly progressive course. There are not alot of cases reported in the medical literature, only case reports, so it makes it hard to know how common and what the time frames might be.... Read more »

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hiv oral manifestations?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

with the oral "issues" seen on hivdent would the other oral manifestations aside from oral candida and mouth ulcers be OI's? or would they to be something that would "sprout" early after seroconversion? Read more »

Hepatitis C

Posted by hopefulindy

Does anyone know? If you contract HIV and Hep C at the same time will the Hep C cause a delay in production of Hiv antibodies due to weakened immune system? Read more »

SEXO ORAL, CARGA VIRAL y PRUEBAS RAPIDAS

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Mi otra vez aqui leyendo en Internet las contestaciones de algunas personas (el Dr. Steve) mencionaba que una persona que se infectara recientemente en las primeras semanas la carga viral aumentaba grtandemente hasta que... Read more »

hiv viral load

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