Vital Signs Of Hiv

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Vital Signs: HIV Testing and Diagnosis Among Adults -- United States, 2001 - 2009

Abstract Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a major cause of morbidity, mortality, and health-care expenditures in the United States. HIV testing and linkage to care are essential to identify persons early in their course... Read more »

Vital Signs: HIV Infection, Testing and Risk Behaviors Among Youths -- United States

Abstract Background: In 2009, 6.7% of the estimated 1.1 million persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States were youths (defined in this report as persons aged 13-24 years); more than half of youths with... Read more »

African Businesses Vital to HIV/AIDS Fight, Must Do More, Holbrooke Says

African businesses could be major players in the fight against HIV/AIDS and need to scale up their responses to the disease, President of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS and former U.N. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke said on Thursday,... Read more »

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Vital load is now above 100,000

Hi, I just knew my CD4 and Vital Load. It is my first check. CD4 was 329. Vital load is 142,000. I knew that it should start a medication treatment. But it was first time to know the result. My doctor said that I can also wait to see the next check...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi and thanks for posting.I think that your lab results indicate the time to start treatment. Indeed, more and more, US treatment guidelines no longer require some magical lab test number to start, and are suggesting starting (if your willing and... Read more »

cd4 counts and vital loads

my viralload is 3,000 and my cd4 count is 600 withut meds whwn should i start taking meds...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Your CD4 count is the normal range (500-1500) and your viral load is quite low. There is no urgency to start HIV meds at this point. I think you can see what the next couple of sets of numbers show and see what the trend looks like. If the numbers... Read more »

Loss of Energy & vitality

Dear Dr.I love the site...it is really a powerful infomative site...thanks,I have Lack of energy and lack of vitality are my concerns and in most cases suffer from fatigue...espcially in the morning when I wake up. It's horrible...or do the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hey Matthew,As I read your question, guess what was playing on the radio? Joni Mitchell singing "Don't it always seem to go, you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone?" Boy did that strike home! Did you know... Read more »

The FENGSHUI BOOK IS NOT ALWAYS.....(SIGNS FROM HEAVEN 2010-ENHANCED VERSION) (BURD TURDS AS HIV SIGN FROM HEAVEN... AGAIN, 2010)

Hi Dr Bob,Wrong! (Continue from the title) I consult my FENGSHUI book and selected a date to do my HIV rapid test, which was supposed to be on the Feb 1(any other dates before that is not too good for me), However I got too incredibly anxious after...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello again Bird-Turd-Guy,What do you mean you feel "digested?" Did someone swallow you?I'm going to hold you to your word that these are your last questions! It's important to note that "no bands" is not an... Read more »

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SIGNS OF HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

What are the first signs of H.I.V.(if exposed) during the first 8 weeks? Read more »

Early signs of HIV infection - article in Genre

Posted by ScotCharles, 2 Replies

Genre magazine has an excellent article in the April 2006 issue on the early signs of HIV infection. Check it out. Read more »

oral sex with HIV+ woman and bad signs

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

i have symptoms. it sure that the first sign of HIV+. i found information here http://aids.about.com/cs/prevention/a/knowhiv.htm. yesterday, i have a blemish or purplish blotch in my mouth. it like confusion or bruise. now, blemish gradually... Read more »

Early signs of Hiv Infection

Posted by greatday77, 2 Replies

I have a question that im sure alot of people want to ask, If Infected with the Hiv Virus when can you expect to have early signs/Symptoms of infection Many websites Say you would have ars 2-4 weeks after infection , Other websites say 6 weeks. Also... Read more »

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