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Avatar f tn HIV and AIDS aren't caused by two different things. HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS is the condition one arrives at after that virus has diminished the immune system to a certain point that the immune system struggles to keep the person fully healthy. The answer to the question: HIV can be transmitted from blood, semen, vaginal secretions, and breast milk. These fluids must come in contact with a mucous membrane, damaged tissue, or direct injection into the blood stream.
557003 tn?1222577226 And these 2 questions are not really important but just out of curiosity, what are those odds for heterosexual women and homosexual male and female? What is the current population of HIV and AIDS infected people in the US and Asia and different countries around the world? There must be a site somewhere that can give you these figures...
1035252 tn?1427227833 http: //aids .gov/hiv-aids-basics/hiv-aids-101/overview/what-is-hiv-aids/#where http: //aids .gov/hiv-aids-basics/hiv-aids-101/overview/myths/index.html sorry I never know what links MH is going to *** out so I always add the spaces...
Avatar m tn Hi, Aside from herpes, barrier method of contraception such as condom, help prevent other sexually transmitted diseases including gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV AIDS. This is also one of the most effective birth control methods. Hope this helps. Take care and regards.
Avatar n tn i did fingering, i think her liquid(ovam or ***) will enter or resists on cuts of my fingers...so if she had HIV/AIDS.....am i going to effect with AIDS? i am worrying abt that...i think u got me...
1123376 tn?1261557699 //www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/Current/Q205768.
Avatar f tn but i have heard that body fluid can enter the body through skin is it possible that can u have aids?
Avatar n tn im swettting and all stressd up by the time i started thinking abt it . please help me . i cant sleep becaouse i think of this risks . im not sure she is HIV positive . i used the condom .
Avatar f tn um I was with my bf for like a year anyways he left me about a month ago he just left didnt tell me he was leaving I think he may have hiv or aids and has infected me ive been feeling sick for a while off and on but I have not been tested in about a year anyways ive got this rly bad cough and sometimes I feel like its hard to breathe it been like tht for a couple weeks now I dont have insurance and ive been too much of a coward to go to the hospital because im by myself I cnt tell my family...
Avatar m tn i used my hands to help a man that was masterbating, i moved his organ back and forth several times then he ejaculated, some of his semen came on contact with my hand and fingers, then he did so with me, he used his hand on my organ then i ejaculated, do i have risk to have aids if he was hiv posetive??
Avatar m tn http://www.medhelp.
Avatar m tn how many long it takes - ( years ) gets to manifest the AIDS( not the HIV)?
Avatar n tn My dr told me that there was a guy from Kenya who was hiv positive for 5 years but tested negative.How can I be sure that I dont have the virus.Im very worried....that I might progress to the aids stage and die without anyone knowing what of because of the gestation period.I had sex with a hooker 7 months ago but i have been sick ever since.
Avatar f tn My GYN did a battery of STD tests along with HIV/AIDS testing. They all came back negative. I was encouraged to fast the night before all of the testing, which I did, because they took blood work the same day. Within less than a week I was called in to the office to go over the results of the testing. This is when my GYN told me the STD/HIV/AIDS testing were negative and my blood work showed that I had HSV. That's all I know at this time. I didn't know to ask about HSV1 vs HSV2.
12742885 tn?1427016324 I'm 21 years old and have made myself to belief i am an "AIDS child". Each day when i go to sleep i feel a pain which is totatlly wired. I have had the worst flu' f my life back in december and i was going to se my doctor. I have talked to my socalled fiance on the phone throught this chole process. I was wondering why i ate much, but did not gain weight. I was having dry coughs, and had this flu' like for 3 weeks.
Avatar n tn Norman Hearst, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, has spent 20 years researching HIV/AIDS in developing countries. In a 2003 report funded by UNAIDS, he concluded that condoms were effective 90 percent of the time based on an aggregate study of all studies done on condom effectiveness." There are other numbers that are higher or lower.
Avatar n tn When comparing the risk of acquiring HIV, which is greater when comparing unprotected oral vs. protected vaginal intercourse. Many times hooking up with a female leads to unprotected oral in a relationship far before protected vaginal intercourse and may not lead to vaginal intercourse at all. I have read the forum and I see the that the quoted risk for receiving unprotected oral is 1 in 10,000, but you all have never seen a convincing case, does this include giving oral to a woman?
Avatar m tn Until recently I was very uneducated on the reality of transmission of HIV. Unfortunately I had limited non-scare tactic education on the matter. If Teak, Lizzie, Vance, or anyone who is knowledgable could provide answers or cite where I could research the answers that would be helpful. 1.). What affect if any does Subtype (ex B vs CRF A/E) have on modes/ means of transmission? 2.) Does subtype affect which cells are more likely to be targeted in the event of transmission? 3.
Avatar m tn t put yourself at risk for HIV...as oral sex is not a risk for HIV...ONLY unprotected vaginal or anal sex (sexually speaking).
Avatar m tn MY SON HAD UNPROTECTED SEX WITH A PROSTITUTE. HE IS 17 AND HE WAS A VIRGIN...HE IS CIRCUMSISED, DOES NOT DRINK OR USE DRUGS. I AM VERY SCARED AND DEPRESSED THAT HE MIGHT HAVE STI OR HIV. HE HAS BEEN TESTED FOR URINAL YSIS/FECES AFTER SIX DAYS AMD CAME BACK ALL NORMAL, BUT IS NOT CONCLUSIVE BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN LONG ENOUGH. PLEASE IF YOU CAN GIVE ME PIECE OF MIND.
Avatar n tn ) One of the main points we make, which unfortunately many HIV/AIDS websites do not make clear, is that the symptoms of new HIV infection are the same as those with a large number of other health problems, almost all of which are far more common than HIV. Also, such websites list just about any and all symptoms that could possibly be caused by HIV or AIDS.
660680 tn?1225215237 state that 12 weeks is the magical number for a clean bill of health regarding a positive HIV test. I was at my local clinic on Wednesday and after my 8 week test (which was negative), they stated that I should come back at 12 weeks and then if that test is negative I should return at 6 months (24 weeks) for a final verification. What is the "real" answer? Is the conclusive at 3 months (12 weeks) or is it 6 months (24 weeks)?