Where Was Hiv First Discovered

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First Human Cases of Two Retroviruses Discovered Among People in Contact With Monkey Meat in Cameroon

Scientists have detected the first human cases of two retroviruses among two people in rural Cameroon who hunt monkeys and other primates, according to a study presented on Friday at the 12th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections ... Read more »

New Path to Therapeutic HIV Vaccine Discovered by Studying Immunologic Profile of Rare HIV Controllers

Oslo -- Based on encouraging results from pre-clinical research, Bionor Immuno AS, today announced intentions to take the therapeutic and potentially preventative HIV-vaccine candidate Vacc-C5 into a Phase I/II clinical trial. The research results... Read more »

Green Arrow Comic Book to Feature HIV-Positive Character; First Major Comic Book Series to Address HIV/AIDS

The Green Arrow comic book series in its latest issue, which was scheduled to be published on Wednesday, will debut an HIV-positive character, marking the first time a major comic book has dealt with HIV/AIDS, the AP/ Washington Post reports. In... Read more »

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i discovered i am your son!!!

Dear dr Bobsorry for this title but i needed to have your attetion somehow.I have written so many times before but you never answered. I understand that you are a really busy person but please I need your help.I have been a straight male all my life...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Sonny-Boy,I have a son in Switzerland???? Oh my. That must mean that not only did my condom fail during a concert tour I gave there in the 70s, but also that your "mother" is a strikingly handsome skier-stud named Friedemann. O.K.,... Read more »

just discovered my fiancee is Hiv positve and am negative

I just discovered my fiancee is HIV positive and i am negative. we started unprotected sex 6 weeks before the test. i am afraid i might have contracted this dieases because i had small nail cut on my penis during this period we had sex. Can i start...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) should be started as soon as possible following exposure. PEP is not effective if started more than 72 hours post-exposure.If you start PEP after it is likely to be effective in preventing transmission, you can... Read more »

New Antibody Discovered for HIV

I have just watched a CNN interview with Dr. Fauci that revealed the discovery of a new antibody to fight the transmission of the HIV virus. Will this new antibody also become the basis for a possible cure for the disease. It sounds to good to be...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,This information is still hot off the press and very preliminary. Perhaps we'll hear more at the upcoming International AIDS Meetings in Vienna. See below for what we know so far. Stay tuned to The Body and we'll keep you informed as... Read more »

HIV/HCV Coinfected: which to treat first?

I have been HIV+ for approximately 9 years, and have never taken any Meds, enjoying good health. For about a year now, however, I have felt symptoms such as general fatigue and sore throats, having a harder time to fight off colds, etc. I recently...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

You have asked an excellent series of questions. Let me try to answer one at a time.1. In my practice, I would also treat your HIV up front since you have a very high HIV RNA level. I would check the labs one more time to be certain they are stable... Read more »

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it was discovered that i was hiv+ at the end of 93

Posted by Anonymous

It was discovered that I was HIV positive at the end of 93. I
have been with the same partner since 83. We (both) have never
played out side of our relationship. My partner is HIV negitive.
His last check up was the end of 96. The last time we had... Read more »

First HIV test in 14 years

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

For reasons of paranoia, I hadn't taken an HIV test since 1991, and I've been sexually active with many men (I'm a male) since then, though I've tapered off in the last few years(and haven't done anything remotely unsafe in about two years). ... Read more »

I met an HIV Positive person for the first time

Posted by Barbdoll, 1 Reply

Hello again,
On Saturday I travelled to meet an HIV Positive friend. It was my first time. At first i was nervous didn't know what to expect. I really didn't want to go there to talk about the fact that we were both Positive. I wanted to meet him,... Read more »

For HIV - first test between 9-12 weeks

Posted by nomoreworry4me

For HIV - first test between 9-12 weeks (by that time about 95% of positives come back positive). Then test at 6 months, and then at one year (by one year 99.9% of positives are positive).

For STDs - it depends which one you are referring to - some... Read more »

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