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Us Cases Of Hiv
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Three Cases of HIV Transmission to Infants Through Food Pre-Chewed by HIV-Positive CaregiversOne of the oddest presentations at CROI 2008 involved three case reports of HIV transmission to babies when their HIV-infected caregivers pre-chewed the babies' food. I sat down with Dr. Kenneth Dominguez, an epidemiologist at the CDC [U.S. Centers... Read more »
Case of HIV-Positive Canadian Football Player Refuels Debate Over HIV-Positive Professional Athletes, New York Times ReportsThe case of an HIV-positive Canadian Football League player "has rekindled debate" over whether HIV-positive athletes "should be barred from competition," the New York Times reports. Trevis Smith, a seven-season veteran of the CFL's... Read more »
HIV/AIDS Advocacy Groups Protest Ruling in Case Regarding HIV-Positive Man, SalivaSeveral HIV/AIDS advocacy groups are saying that a recent ruling in a Dallas County, Texas, case that an HIV-positive man who spit into the mouth and eye of a Dallas police officer was using saliva as a deadly weapon was excessive, the Dallas... Read more »
Ask the Experts
Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.
University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine
The only role for lymph gland (node) biopsy in HIV+s is to diagnose some additional problem besides the HIV itself. When you are HIV+, your lymph glands will enlarge and then get smaller again -- it's all part of the disease. But if your...
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25 rares cases with hiv but no antibody, and WB negative, and normal inmunoglobulinahttp://journals.lww.com/aidsonline/Fulltext/2010/06190/Seronegative_HIV_1_infection__a_review_of_the.2.aspxSince we can explain 25 Rare cases of hiv ..none have antibodies, the majority has a negative viral loadplease read, I need an...
Response from Lisa Hightow-Weidman, M.D., M.P.H.
University of North Carolina
hello there-It is exactly as you wrote, since HIV-1 was first recognized there have been only 25 published case reports of patients with confirmed HIV-1 infection who do not have detectable HIV-1 antibodies. This despite the more than 33.4 million...
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Has there ever been a reported case of HIV transmition by sweat or saliva?Hi Dr. Bob,I have recently been informed that a collegue of mine is HIV+.I was sitting right next to him in a meeting the other day, and he sneezed - do I have anything to be worried about? Can sweat or saliva carry the HIV virus?...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,Do you have anything to worry about from sitting right next to an HIV-positive colleague who sneezed on you??? Absofrickinlutely! You could:1.catch his "cold" or2.have unsightly gobs of snot splattered all over your new cotton-poly-mix...
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How many cases of HIV in the USA?simple question: as aids maybe highest in hetrosexuals worldwide, why was it that u.s. homosexuals, and iv drug users accounted for almost 80 percent of all of the 561,00 cases across the u.s. 1981-1995? also can you give me a rough estimate on how...
Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.
Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program
Thank you for your question. Worldwide, most of the people infected with HIV are heterosexual. In Africa, where the disease is believed to have begun in the late 1940s or early 1950s, this infection began (and continues to be) among the...
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Documented Cases of HIV thru Oral Sex on Woman
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Are there any reported and documented cases of getting HIV thru performing oral sex on a woman ? Thanks. Read more » New York draws fire over case of drug-resistantHIV
Posted by Anonymous
Nature 433, 788 (24 February 2005)New York draws fire over case of drug-resistant HIV ERIKA CHECK Rare, aggressive form of AIDS used to publicize dangers of unprotected sex. [WASHINGTON] A decision by New York health officials to announce the detection... Read more » Bigotry only aiding in more HIV cases!
Posted by paman1964, 3 Replies
Bigotry and HIV becomes a bad combination when you cannot bring someone you love to meet your family and so on! Ignorance is a major cause of the spread of HIV! Read more » Bilingual HIV Prevention Case Manager Seattle
Posted by Anonymous
Lifelong AIDS Alliance Bilingual HIV Prevention Case Manager Description: The Prevention Case Manager is responsible for the provision of prevention case management services for HIV+ clients in need of HIV risk reduction counseling. This... Read more »
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