What Is The Origin Of Syphilis

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Increased Attendances of People of Eastern European Origin at Sexual Health Services in London

The study authors sought to describe the service use of migrants from eight Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries at two genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics in central London before and after accession to the European Union on May 1, 2004. ... Read more »

Washington, D.C., Council Member Recommends Eliminating HIV, Syphilis Test Requirements for Marriage Licenses

Washington, D.C., council member Phil Mendelson (D), head of the Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary, recently recommended eliminating a provision from a marriage bill that would require couples applying for marriage licenses to be tested... Read more »

Dispute Over Anti-Syphilis Campaign Blamed for Departure of Public Health Doctors

Brian Mason, leader of the New Democratic Party, says political interference is likely to blame for the departure last spring of three of Alberta's top public health officials. At least one of the doctors resigned because the deputy minister... Read more »

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HIV Origin

Hi Doc. What do you think about Tulane University's recent study that suggests SIV has been up to 75,000 years ago? How does data change what we thought we knew about HIV, its lethality, and its presence amongst human populations in the past?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I found the new information about simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) fascinating. However, it does not alter what we know about any aspect of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is a related but quite different virus from SIV. The... Read more »

Syphilis and Aids

Someone previously had Syphilis in 1994. Can it reoccur now that that have Aids?...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

If the syphilis wasn't adequately treated in 1994 and if the person wasn't reexposed to syhphilis, then the original infection can persist, whether or not the person is HIV+.... Read more »

High RPR after continued Syphilis Treatement

My friend was diagnosed with Syphilis and as HIV positive in 2001. Initial efforts to treat the Syphilis included Penicillin shots and oral penicillin - neither produced a 4-fold decline in the RPR. I don't know what the original RPR number...

Response from Eric Daar, M.D.

UCLA School of Medicine

Thank you for your interesting post.The diagnosis and management of syphilis is complicated. It sounds like from what you have written that after initial intramuscular treatment his RPR went up. He was then treated for potential neurosyphilis with... Read more »

syphilis risk from kissing?

First, Dr. Frascino, let me say that I cried when I read about you having HIV and how you got it. I cried not because I'm sad, but because of how much I admire the way you seem to be living your life to the fullest and helping others, not just...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Sorry there are no estimated risk statistics for the risk of acquiring syphilis from French kissing. Likewise for other STDs.Can it happen? Sure. If someone has an active cold sore, he or she could transmit herpes to his or partner with a... Read more »

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Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

First off im the original confused Gman,Jackie Im sure you'll remember me i pesterd you enough.Im not the Confused who posted last week about the dissapearing posts,I think they should disapear.Anyhow after all this time after my unprotected sexuall... Read more »

my first hospitalization due to unkown origins...

Posted by Anonymous

My first hospitalization due to unknown origins was on July 12,
1976. After receiving a blood by-product, I began having multiple
problems, ie. fevers, night sweats, swollen lymph glands,
enlarged spleen and liver, and then severe weight loss. For... Read more »

from original poster of "waiting is so hard"

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

people, can you please stop arguing on the thread that I posted? I just posted a message to get some encouragement and support and people have "hijacked" my thread and have been arguing left and right. This is hard enough for me as it is. Now when I... Read more »

update - to the original 8

Posted by une_fille, 4 Replies

hi guys...just letting you know that i took my 6-month test on friday. i will get the results this friday...what a wait!! i have to tell you all that i found out my burning tongue and chest weirdness are from h. pylori (the bacteria that causes... Read more »

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