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What To Do When You Get A Cold With Hiv

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Many colds before HIV..in years after, not one: hyperactivated immune system?

Before HIV 2 1/2 years ago, I had 3 to 4 colds a year for many years and usually with bronchitis. In the 2 1/2 years since HIV, I have not had even one cold,though I have had HIV like symptoms. My CD4 percent is 40 and total 880, B cells/CD19's...
Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine
I am not aware of this being well documented in the medical literature.... Read more »

Cold and HIV

I have been testing positive for HIV just at the beginning of this year. I am not on meds and my... Read more »

COLDS AND HIV

my t cells are 590 and viral load undetectable i take kaleetra,viread and combivir..but when i... Read more »
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Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Wall Street Journal Examines Experimental Procedure Modifying Cold Virus to Deliver HIV/AIDS Vaccine

The Wall Street Journal on Monday examined a procedure developed by a research team from Harvard Medical School and the Dutch biotechnology company Crucell that might deliver experimental HIV/AIDS vaccines using a modified common cold virus. NIH... Read more »
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HIV & Me: A Guide to Living With HIV for Hispanics - Step 1

Once you find out that you are HIV positive, one of the most important things you can do is get informed. THE FACTS ABOUT HIV: There are hundreds of different kinds of viruses in the world. Some are just annoying, like the viruses that cause... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Survival Is Cold Comfort in AIDS-Stricken Rural China

An estimated 300,000 farmers in China's rural Henan province caught HIV through state-promoted blood-buying enterprises in the 1990s. Now, 253 state-funded clinics across Henan give HIV-infected residents free drugs. The clinics also stock aspirin... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Pennsylvania: Thousands Brave the Cold for AIDS Awareness

On Sunday, about 15,000 people turned out for the 23rd annual AIDS Walk Philly, despite rain and bitter chill. The participants had raised $350,000 by the time of the event, said Cari Bender, a spokesperson for the AIDS Fund. The fund supports 30... Read more »
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Sore Throat And Colds Have Nothing To Do With HIV!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Check this out:

http://www.hopkins-aids.edu/forum/view_question.html?section_id=61&id=48209&category_id=0

The doctor says that neither the frequency of, nor susceptibility to common colds (including sore throat symptoms) is different in HIV+... Read more »

Cold sores /hiv infection

Posted by bug, 2 Replies
Hello,
I recently had sex with a prostitute and was so drunk(and stupid) i couldn't think of any possible dangers.
The prostitute had several cold sores on her body. We had unprotected oral sex (lasted less than a minute) and 2 times protected vaginal... Read more »

cold sores....

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Hi all,Iam unaware of my hiv status, about 3 months ago(while under alot of stress) i got tiny white bumps on my upper lip and some in the corner of my mouth, I thought that it might of been cold sores, but 3 months later they haveint grown,they... Read more »

cold sores

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hi all, this is not a question if i have hiv.
about 4 months ago(while under alot of stress) on my upper lip i noticed lots of little white bumps(tiny)I thought maybe it was cold sores but 3 months later they have not burst or anything, Iam wondering... Read more »

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