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How is HIV AIDS Treatments

January 29, 2009 by admin  
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How is HIV treated?

We’ve come along way from the days when diagnosis with HIV equaled a death sentence. Today, there are a variety of treatments that, when used in combination can significantly slow down and in some cases stop altogether, the progression of HIV infection.

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What are the Symptoms of HIV AIDS?

January 29, 2009 by admin  
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Some people get flu-like symptoms a month or two after they have been infected. These symptoms often go away within a week to a month. A person can have HIV for many years before feeling ill.

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How can I know if I have HIV?

January 29, 2009 by admin  
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How can I know if I have HIV?

The only way to know if you have HIV is to take an HIV test. Most tests looks for signs of HIV in your blood. A small sample of blood is taken from your arm. The blood is sent to a lab and tested for HIV. There are other tests available that check for HIV in the urine and oral fluid. The urine test is not very sensitive. There are currently two FDA approved oral fluid tests. They are OraSure and OraQuick Advance.

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Who Can Get HIV AIDS?

January 29, 2009 by admin  
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Who can get HIV?

Anyone can get HIV if they engage in certain activities. You may have a higher risk of getting HIV if you:

  • Have unprotected sex. This means vaginal or anal intercourse without a condom or oral sex without a latex barrier with a person infected with HIV.

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Common Ways and How do People Get HIV

January 29, 2009 by admin  
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Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The virus weakens a person’s ability to fight infections and cancer. People with HIV are said to have AIDS when they develop certain infections or cancers or when their CD4 count is less than 200. CD4 count is determined by a blood test in a doctor’s office.

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Liquid Supplements For Preventing Reducing HIV

January 6, 2009 by admin  
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HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is regarded as the most destructive health condition. HIV is also referred to as human lymphotropic virus type III or lymphadenopathy virus or lymphadenopathy in medical language. HIV is retrovirus (means it has RNA genome with reverse transcriptase enzyme). With the help of retrovirus feature HIV virus makes complementary DNA that can integrate into host organism DNA. Luc Montagnier, a French physician, discovered this HIV virus in 1983-84 along with his teammates.

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Understanding About Seroconversion

January 6, 2009 by admin  
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What do you understand by Seroconversion?

Seroconversion resembles any acute viral infection and is described as “flu like illness”. There are people who get infected without knowing about it. While there are others who experience short ‘seroconversion’ illness after becoming infected.

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