What Was The Original Name Of Hiv

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Origins of HIV and food

Dear Bob,My name is John and I am writing from Holland. I hope my next question will not sound stupid and annoy you. I consider myself generally well educated about HIV and was until a few days ago quite confident that HIV could not be passed...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello John,Your assumptions of a few days ago are correct: HIV is not transmitted via food or animals.The information about hunting monkeys for food as a potential mechanisms for the virus infecting humans refers to a blood-to-blood transfer. The... Read more »

Fever Of Unknown Origin - JB

Hi Dr. Bartlett, I would really like your expert opinion. I developed a mild fever 3 months after... Read more »

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Original Research Paper

Hey Doc,I've tried asking this question several times with no success, which leads me to... Read more »

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HIV Names Reporting Begins in Georgia

Beginning December 31, 2003, the State of Georgia will implement HIV names reporting. As a follow-up to a town hall meeting organized by AIDS Survival Project in August 2003, we have asked Dr. Luke Shouse, Department of Human Resources HIV/AIDS... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Washington: Groups to Protest Naming Patients With HIV

Beginning in June 2006, federal funding for some patient care will be withheld from states where doctors and clinics do not report HIV-infected residents by name. "The message over the past year has become very clear that reports must be... Read more »

California Considering Switching From Coded HIV Reporting System to Names-Based Reporting Because of Inefficiencies

California's HIV reporting system -- which relies on codes rather than names to protect patient privacy -- has become a "bureaucratic morass," and even people who originally favored coded reporting now are supporting a switch to names-based... Read more »

New York: HIV Names Reporting Falls Short

One of the arguments for the 1998 New York state law requiring health care providers and labs to report the names of people who test HIV-positive was that the data would give a more accurate picture of the AIDS epidemic. But the names reporting... Read more »

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To the "original six" /"dirty dozen"

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hey unlucky, notanonymous, John in London, uhoh, anonymous123, une_fille! How are you all going? I have now tested negative to 22 weeks and have a 24 week result waiting for me that I have to collect but which I guess I now expect will be negative.... Read more »

Man who spreads lies about HIV origins

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Here's one crazy man who's spreading lies about HIV, particularly in the black community: http://www.all-natural.com/horo-3.html

I guess it's easier to believe in these theories than the fact that HIV spread from chimps to humans and throughout the... Read more »

PREVENIR CONTAGIO POR HIV (IDEA ORIGINAL DNA)

Posted by TOLKIEN

MEDIDAS DE PREVENCIN

TRANSMISION SEXUAL

La utilizacin del preservativo es el nico mtodo efectivo de prevencin de la infeccin por HIV en la medida en que sea utilizado correctamente y se respeten las condiciones de eficacia.

CONDICIONES DE EFICACIA

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PERIODO VENTANA / HIV (idea original DNA)

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A QUE SE DENOMINA PERIODO DE VENTANA?

El Perodo de Ventana o de seroconversin, se corresponde con el primer estado de la infeccin, es decir que, a pesar de un resultado negativo (no reactivo), la persona puede estar infectada y, por lo tanto,... Read more »

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