What Is The First Stage Of Herpes

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The Stages of HIV Disease

HIV Is a Continuum Infection Primary Infection (or Acute Infection) Seroconversion The Asymptomatic Stage Early- and Medium-Stage HIV Symptomatic Disease Late-Stage HIV Disease (AIDS) HIV Is a Continuum Most of us are used to thinking of disease in very simple terms: if you feel sick, you are sick; if you feel healthy, you are healthy. However, because HIV may begin causing subtle changes in the immune system long before an infected...

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herpes and hiv test

I have genital herpes and have over the years from time to time had a rash on my left wrist that I had always wondered whether it might be a herpes outbreak. My HIV status has always been negative and I had been celibate for 4 years. Recently,...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

It is really important that you go to a doctor to have some of your questions answered. Rashes can be caused by so many different immune responses that it is impossible to tell if you are responding to an HIV infection. It seems that people... Read more »

Early stages...

Dear Doctor Kull, what are the early stages of Herpes and what are the symtoms? Do you get like headakes or something like that?...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

The initial outbreak of genital herpes, sometimes referred to as primary herpes, can involve (in the genital region) blisters, open sores, itching, pain, or burning upon urination. In more severe cases, a person can experience flu-like symptoms... Read more »

Hep c stage 1

my friend and husband both have Hep C, his is under control right now, but she was told her's is stage 1, but everything is fine. Is stage 1 okay?...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I consider treatment for stage 1 if the patient is willing to go on therapy and there are no contraindications for therapy. Alternatively, if the patient wants to hold off on therapy for now, that is entirely safe since the disease is early and... Read more »

hep c genotype 1A-STAGE 1

WHAT DOES HEP C GENOTYPE 1A STAGE 1 MEAN?IS THAT SERIOIUS?DO I NEED A TREATMENT?...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

It appears that you have early disease. You have options such as simple follow-up to be certain that your disease is not progressing. Your other option is to get treated to see how you respond...Newer therapies will probably be available in the US... Read more »

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4 stages to HIV disease

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

AMFAR AIDS HANDBOOK (Chapter 4, Page 53 )

There are four stages to HIV disease

1) Acute Infection Stage (500-1200 CD4s)- begins immediately after hiv enters the body and starts multiplying in infected cells. Acute infection ends about 2-6 weeks... Read more »

The 5 Stages of Pos

Posted by riverprincess, 4 Replies

A way to see and understand about life being pos. There are 5 stages that we mentally/emotionally go through once you pass through just the senseless fear of being tested.

Stage 1-- You think being diagnosed as pos means a death sentence. Your fear... Read more »

my friend is now in the final stages...

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Watching my best friend die, it really hurts

My friend is now in final stages of aids, I try very hard to stay
positive for her sake. We have been friends for over 20 years, I
am telling myself that I should be grateful I have had her for
this long,... Read more »

herpes

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

If you have late hiv infection, and have herpes, wouldnt you breakout more often without any meds?

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