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What Is AIDS, HIV and HIV Disease?

What Is HIV? What Is AIDS? What Is HIV Disease? What Is HIV? Each letter stands for the following terms: H -- Human -- because this virus can only infect human beings. I -- Immuno-deficiency -- because the effect of the virus is to create a deficiency, a failure to work properly, within the body's immune system. V -- Virus -- because this organism is a virus, which means one of its characteristics is that it is...

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AIDS, Anemia and Heart Attack

Dear Doctor:I have been ill with AIDS since the beginning of this year. It has taken time, but I have slowly recovered since my diagnosis and hospitalization. CD4's are now 350 and VL is undetectable. Currently on Trizivir.Everything was...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Thanks for writing. It sounds like things are a bit overwhelming at the moment. To answer one of your questions first, do you have a chance to get through your AIDS-related problems and recover from your heart attack as well?... Read more »

PAPILOMA VIRUS

Mi nombre es Eduardo Huby mi esposa Katerina (HIV NEGATIVO), nos han detectado papiloma virus plano a los dos y nos han dicho que el tratamiento es con ALDARA , aqu en el Per no existe y quisiera saber si el Puerto Rico lo venden , ya que tengo...

Response from Pablo Tebas, M.D.

Washington University St. Louis, MO - Facultad de Medicina

En el tratamiento del condiloma plano se han usado diferentes medicaciones, algunas de ellas disponibles en Peru. Preparados con resina de podofilino o su derivado la podofilotoxina, el 5-fluorouracilo y el cido bi o tricloroactico han demostrado... Read more »

Tome medicacion anti-hiv, puede esconder el virus?

Dr. Santana :Muchas gracias por vuestra atencion ante todo. Mi pregunta es : despues de haber tomado medicacion anti-hiv (Indinavir y 3TC Complex), por un accidente durante 8 semanas, puede una PCR cualitativa (hecha en un muy buen laboratorio) a...

Response from Jorge Santana Bagur, M.D.

Universidad de Puerto Rico

Estimado Eduardo:Los anticuerpos aparecen ante una respuesta antigenica causada por un estimulo antigenico (virus). Los medicamentos en nada interfieren con la cantidad de virus si estuviese presente o con la presencia de anticuerpos.Lo que si se ha... Read more »

Tome medicacion anti-hiv, puede esconder el virus?

Dr. Steve :Muchas gracias por vuestra atencion ante todo. Mi pregunta es : despues de haber tomado medicacion anti-hiv (Indinavir y 3TC Complex), por un accidente durante 8 semanas, puede una PCR cualitativa (hecha en un muy buen laboratorio) a los...

Response from Steven M. Natterstad, M.D.

Frascino Medical Group

Querido Eduardo de Buenos Aires,Te doy el dato ms importante: Eres VIH negativo! Despus de tomar la profilaxis postexposicin (PEP, en sus siglas en ingls), el examen para descartar una infeccin por VIH es el ELISA. Tu resultado negativo a los seis... Read more »

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New HIV virus - Is this the final answer?

Posted by TwinsDad, 2 Replies

My question is:
Why we Humans do not create a new virus strain that will merge with the original HIV virus and create a different mutation that will replicate until it reaches several mutations that are not bad for our organism or changes the... Read more »

AIDS Cure Quest to Kill `Sleeping' Viruses

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AIDS Cure Quest to Kill `Sleeping' Viruses Enlists Merck Cancer Medicine

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OZONE PROVEN TO KILL AIDS VIRUS

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I PURCHASED A MEDICAL OZONE DEVICE.VERY HIGH QUALITY DEVICE.IF USED PROPERLY IT IS COMMONLY REPORTED TO KNOCK OUT AIDS.THE CONCEPT AND DEVICE IS DEFAMED BY FDA AND AMA BECAUSE OF SPECIAL INTERESTS AND IGNORANCE IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY.THE... Read more »

AIDS patient eradicted of HIV virus?

Posted by Mike89406, 4 Replies

Very interesting read while he went through some hardships doing this it sounds like the opening of a possible new door to treatment. The guy hasn't been on Meds for 600 days after a bone marrow transplant.
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