What Does Hiv Virus Affect

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Does PCP only affect a person with HIV virus?

My husband has PCP. Does this mean that his is a carrier of the HIV virus or AIDS?...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

PCP can occcur in other immunodeficient states, such as lymphoma or severe protein-calorie malnutrition. Most people are infected with Pneumocystis when they are small children, and this is either an asymptomatic infection or winds up being... Read more »

Dear Doctor, Does this mean that I won't have the HIV virus, and I can't transmit HIV virus even if I had.

Dear Doctor, Here is an update from http://www.thebody.com/updates/2007-03-01.html Herpes Treatment... Read more »

Response from Brian Conway, M.D. »

How long for the immune system to become affected by virus?

Hello i have a question. This past weekend i noticed a rash on my palm, and on monday i went with... Read more »

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Articles

HIV/AIDS Researchers Need to Know How Evolutionary Life of Viruses Affects Evolution of Humans, Animals, Opinion Piece Says

"[B]efore researchers can develop new drugs" to "stave off the worst that viruses" -- such as HIV -- and "bacteria can produce, ... they must understand the evolutionary nature of individual diseases and how viruses and bacteria, in turn, shape the... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Kenya: Church Leader Reverses Stance on HIV, Reaches Out to Those Affected

For Kenyan church leader Patrician Sawo, discovering she herself had HIV marked the beginning of a turnaround in her attitude about the virus and those it affects. "I thought it was a moral issue and a punishment for the disobedient," Sawo said.... Read more »

New Label Information Affecting All Approved Protease Inhibitors for Treatment of HIV

The approved protease inhibitors for the treatment of HIV-1 infection now all include the following drug-drug interaction information: Revatio (sildenafil) as a contraindicated medication when prescribed for the treatment of pulmonary arterial... Read more »

Rwandan Religious Leaders Receive HIV Tests to Help Fight Stigma Associated With Virus

Fifty religious leaders from across Rwanda gathered last weekend in the city of Nyandungu to publicly receive HIV tests in an effort to fight the stigma associated with the virus, Rwanda's New Times reports. According to the Times , the one-day... Read more »

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Can Herpes Virus affect testing?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I had unprotected sex with a girl of unknown status, 1 week later I got blisters and was diagnosed with Herpes, as if that wasn't bad enough I began having other symptoms. I was tested by elisa at 10 weeks and negative. Can the herpes infection... Read more »

dear gmanbil Can HIV affect the liver?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

dear gman,hiv itself affect the liver,while NOT on meds?,
my liver enzymes are always raised.my recent DNA PCR WAS NEG,for HIV.

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guilt, stress, other viruses etc.

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

The people who come to this board usually have had a sexual experience that is causing them guilt. Sexual guilt will usually affect the sex drive, so there is less interest in sex for awhile. This can throw your hormone balance off, which might... Read more »

Is there any test which look for HIV virus itself

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi everybody I am wondering is there some kind of test which look for virus itself?
I am becoming paranoid about hiv i tested 8 months after my last sex and i am still woried becouse i started doubting everything medicine science even my own body.
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