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Is Pancreatitis a symptom/effect of HIV Infection?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

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HIV via infected food!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Dear Experts,

I have some trouble, I need your help.

Although you establish that HIV could transmit in three ways: Unprotected sexual intercourse, used syringes, and blood transfusion ..But I have one question:

Could HIV transmis via contaminated food... Read more »

am I infected with HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I HAD SEX WITH FIVE PRO"S USING CONDOMS WITHIN A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS
ONLY ONCES ONE OF THEM HAD ORAL SEX WITHOUT CONDOM FOR 5 MINITS
DO YOU THINK I HAVE HIV/AIDS

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Another question on HIV infection

Posted by panic05, 3 Replies

Thank you all for your kind help on my previous question. However, my pregnancy does bring me in such a paranoid state that I always worry about everything might infect my baby. Here's another question that I need you guys' help.

To testify if the... Read more »

HSV-2 alone? Or HIV and HSV-2 Co-infection?

Posted by Afra1d, 1 Reply

I'll try to make this as brief as possible but I'm scared and desperate and basically going insane... :(

Jan 24th - Unprotected sex with a woman I know small amount of oral but a lot of fingering.
Jan 25th - Took two mollies and drank alcohol along... Read more »

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Effect of Acute Hep C infection on HIV testing period

Hello,If coinfection of HIV/HEP C can lengthen the testing window period, then wouldnt it be wise to suggest that people get tested for both viruses 3 months after a possible exposure? In instances of exposure where one does not know the HIV status...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiFor HIV the standards for testing currently are to receive the initial test and then after 3 months have another. 97% of the population will test negative or positive at this point, you can go out to 6 months which is then 100%. For Hepatitis C... Read more »

Condom use by HIV Positive Couple (SUPERINFECTION) (DUAL INFECTION) (CO-INFECTION) (REINFECTION)

My partner and I have been monogomous since we started dating five years ago and we are both HIV positive. We believe that my partner was positive before we started dating, however, because we were young and foolish we didn't get tested. I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,This question comes up fairly frequently. At this point in time, we still recommend condoms to prevent the possibility of superinfection (dual infection). (See below.)Dr. Bob Resuming sex after recent diagnosis (SUPERINFECTION) (DUAL INFECTION)... Read more »

serosorting & unprotected sex between 2 hiv + men (SUPERINFECTION) (DUAL INFECTION) (CO_INFECTION) (REINFECTION)

my boyfriend and i (we are gay males) have been dating for a while. we met after we were both diagnosed with hiv. we prefer anal sex without condoms - what is the most recent data and information on reinfection? we are on different hiv...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Poz-Guys,No doubt almost everyone poz or neggie would "prefer" sex (anal, vaginal, oral or otherwise) without the latex packaging. The real question is whether it's worth the risk! What we know about dual infection (reinfection... Read more »

Viral infection: puzzling effect on Lymphs, CD4's and Ratio

Dear Dr. Holodniy,Happy new year.HIV under control for past 2 1/1 years and CD4's were 1,200 just 6 months ago. I just had a bad viral infection and my Lymphocytes went way down and my CD4 cells went down to 720, yet my CD4/CD8 ratio increased...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Doubt this has anything to do with HIV. Change in CD4/CD8 cells with other viral infections has not been studied very well.... Read more »

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Mozambique: Health Experts Find Oral Cholera Vaccine Highly Effective Among HIV-Infected Population

A new cholera vaccine is safe and effective in people whose immune systems have been weakened by HIV, researchers announced on Feb. 24, removing an obstacle that prevented the oral vaccine's distribution in HIV-ravaged sub-Saharan Africa. The Bill... Read more »

Pivotal Study Finds That HIV Medications Are Highly Effective as Prophylaxis Against HIV Infection in Men and Women in Africa

Seattle, WA -- In a result that will fundamentally change approaches to HIV prevention in Africa, an international study has demonstrated that individuals at high risk for HIV infection who took a daily tablet containing an HIV medication -- either... Read more »

HIV/AIDS Vaccine Is Found to Be Partly Effective at Preventing HIV Infection, but Advocates Express Skepticism

After years of failure and frustration, a major breakthrough has been announced in the field of HIV/AIDS vaccine development: For the first time, a vaccine candidate has been found to be at least partly effective in protecting humans from HIV. The... Read more »

Women Worldwide Need Effective Microbicide to Prevent HIV Infection, Opinion Piece Says

Women worldwide need a "prevention tool they can control," such as an effective microbicide, to prevent HIV infection, Ilene Wong, a physician at Stanford Hospital & Clinics and former HIV/AIDS prevention worker in Africa, writes in a ... Read more »

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