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How dangerous is it to get flu when already infected with HIV?
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∙ 16y ago
Very. When you have HIV, your immune system is very, very weak. It's called Human Immunodeficiency Virus. In other words, your immune system is so weak, it needs all the help it can get. Any and all sicknesses are very dangerous to someone HIV positive.
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Is Swine Flu dangerous for an HIV patient?
Yes, the swine flu is dangerous to an HIV AIDS patient. Any minor infection or even a cold is deadly to an HIV AIDS patient. The person has to have progressed AIDS, otherwise it won't be as dangerous.
How often do HIV infected people get the flu?
It is hard to say how many people with HIV are infected with the flu every year. That statistic may not be being kept. HIV infection does make a person more susceptible to infections. There are many factors that play into flu infection, including hand washing and exposure to the public. These conditions vary greatly on an individual basis.
Can you have symptoms of hiv and it not be hiv at all?
You are correct. The early symptoms of HIV infection are like the flu.
Can you get hiv from the stomach flu?
Absolutely not.
What are the natures of chickenpox flu HIV measles and mumps?
Chickenpox, flu, HIV, measles, and mumps are all viral infectious diseases.
Are there hiv carriers?
Yes. Everyone who is infected with HIV is a carrier and infectious. Most people who become infected with HIV will not initially know or notice that they have been infected, but some will suffer symptoms of a short seroconversion illness when they develop HIV antibodies (generally two to six weeks after HIV exposure). Seroconversion illness can be similar to (and can be easily mistaken for) flu, glandular fever, tonsillitis or a serious herpes attack, but is rarely severe enough to require hospitalisation or even result in an immediate HIV diagnosis. The speed at which an untreated person will go on to develop AIDS varies greatly, but most people will remain asymptomatic for several years (it is estimated that around half the people with HIV develop AIDS within 10 years of becoming infected).
What does the er do for stomach flu?
by gettin hiv
Example for bacterial RNA viruses?
Flu and HIV
You have the same flu as your wife from June to September is that HIV?
No.
Why cant anitibiotics be used to treat diseases like flu or HIV?
Flue and HIV are virusal infections.Antibiotics dont have any again viruses.Antibiotic can be used secondzry infection caused by imune surpresed person that have hiv ore Flu
Can penicillin fight early HIV illness signs such as flu-like symptoms when tests are negative for strep the flu and mono?
Because HIV is a virus, penicillin is not effective in treating it. If you have primary HIV disease with flu-like illness, it is critical that you start antiretroviral therapy. See a health care provider today and make it clear that you are experiencing early HIV symptoms.
Can you get HIV from drinking faucets?
You won't get HIV from drinking faucets.No, you cannot get HIV from drinking faucets but you can contract other illnesses like the flu.
