Virus Causing AIDS And Some Leukemias

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HIV and acute leukemia; what are the effects of chemotherapy on the virus?

In your Nov 11, 2002 post, you stated: "And lastly, chemotherapy can indeed kill the HIV virus."Could you elaborate on this? I have HIV and AML (acute myelogenous leukemia). I've completed inductive and consolidation chemo.Thanks!...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

Having acute leukemia (AML) AND HIV infection is not easy. Congratulations on getting through induction and consolidation chemotherapy. The subject of HIV and AML is very special to me as I just published a review on the subject in the journal... Read more »

Adult T-Cell Leukemia

What are the symptoms of this disease and how can you be tested? Everywhere on line gives me this... Read more »

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The virus infecting lymphocytes to cause aids

What is the virus called which infects the T-lymphocytes to cause AIDS?... Read more »

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Fixing the Body: An Immune-Based Approach to HIV

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AIDS Virus "Could Be Weakening"

A new study details the results of a comparison of HIV-1 samples from 1986-1989 and 2002-2003 conducted by a team at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp. Researchers found the newer samples appeared not to multiply as well and were more... Read more »

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the other death viruses

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Anyone have any info on the other death viruses? I happen to know from experience that there is a strain of retrovirus that causes lymphoma/leukemia and leads to a pretty horrible death, and it's going around NYC and Boston and there is neither a... Read more »

Does HIV cause AIDS?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Despite overwhelming evidence that the human immunodeficency virus (HIV) causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the notion that HIV is harmless (or does not exist!) continues to find a wide audience in the popular press, with... 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 »

HIV Causes AIDS -- And Knowing It Could Save Your

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HIV Causes AIDS -- And Knowing It Could Save Your Life
By San Francisco AIDS Foundation

While the global HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to rage, a small number of fringe groups have been aggressively promoting misinformation about AIDS. Some claim that... Read more »

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