What Happens To A Person That Has Hiv

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Risk of HIV transmission from a HIV+ person`s bleeding wound

First of all, thanks for what you`re doing. I`m sure anyone who needs to know anything about HIV, from infected individuals to hypochondriacs alike, are very thankful to you guys.My question is whether or not I should worry after helping a bleeding...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello thereOK so yes you are worrying too much! From what you have described HIV transmission carried a very small risk. Even with cuts on your hands, they would have had to happen at the same time of helping him out. Your body minutes after... Read more »

HIV not detectable in HIV+ Person?

Hello DoctorI have recently met this guy who is visiting my country, and we clicked. He is in his... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

hiv- after six months exposure to hiv+ person's fluids with many many symptoms,desparate and suicidal

Hi Micheal and thank you for being so wonderfull , supporting people and coping with this horrible... Read more »

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W. »

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Articles

HIV & Me: A Woman's Guide to Living With HIV: Up Close & Personal - Cathy Olufs

Through much of her youth, Cathy Olufs felt indestructible. In spite of risky sex and years of crack cocaine use, Cathy thought she wasn't at risk for HIV. "Like a lot of other women, I thought that I wasn't at risk because I was heterosexual. I... Read more »

Whatever Happened to the HIV-Positive Man Who Sued Cirque du Soleil and Won?

In 2004, The Washington Post wrote an article about Matthew Cusick, an HIV-positive gay man who sued Cirque du Soleil for employment discrimination . In 2002, Cirque hired Cusick to catch the acrobats from the flying trapeze in "Mystère," a show... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Florida AIDS Talk: "It Can Happen to Anybody"

Too many people mistakenly believe HIV/AIDS is no longer a threat, Debbie Sergi-Laws recently told attendees of a kickoff luncheon for the 2007 AIDS Walk at New College of Sarasota. "People think that if you get it, you just take a pill a day and... Read more »

First Person: Thembi Ngubane: Mother, Activist, South African ... and Proof Positive That You Can Thrive With HIV

By Erika Nelson Listen to Audio (37 min.) Download Audio This podcast is a part of the series This Positive Life . To subscribe to this series, click here . About Thembi Age: 23 ... Read more »

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injection of hiv from hiv positive person

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I was at a party injecting drugs. I shared the needle with 2 other people. Later i found out that the guy i shared the needle with was hiv positive. I know i have to get tested. Is it 100% chance that i am infected since his hiv blood went... Read more »

Caring for a person with HIV

Posted by 28262, 3 Replies

When I found out the disabled adult living in my home had HIV this was a shock. But over time this went away and it was not a big deal. Sometimes it gets hard making sure the person takes all of their medication. I think they are up to 15 to 20... Read more »

working with hiv positive person

Posted by work35, 1 Reply

Hello.. I hope this is not an ignorant question but here goes.. two part question.. Part one.. I just found out my co-worker is hiv positive.. he is healthy thank god.. and i really like him but I admit I am VERY uncomfortable at work.. we both chew... Read more »

Sharing my status with a HIV- person

Posted by LadyReign

Today I would like to talk about something that happened to me.

First of all, I don't consider myself the type of guy that goes online to look for sex, but something happened that one night in particular that made me do it. I was feeling kind of sad... Read more »

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