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HIV and AIDS
A deadly STD, the human immunodeficiency virus causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, a condition which causes the immune system to fail. A pandemic, AIDS kills millions every year.
4,610 Questions
When is a person classified as being HIV positive?
Someone who is HIV-positive is most infectious when infected bodily fluids are exposed. The four bodily fluids that contain the virus and can infect others are
- blood
- semen
- vaginal fluid
- breast milk
Any time these fluids are exposed to an uninfected person, the risk for transmitting the HIV virus exists.
How does HIV weaken the immune system?
Alcohol, drugs, smoking, poor diet, emotional stress. over training, UV and radiation, chemical exposure, excess fat, inadequate protein, calorie, vitamin, mineral or water intake In addition, the biological state of aging counteracts immune function, particularly after age of 40.
How fast can you test for hiv?
there are quite a few tests for HIV.
You can go to the doctor for a hiv test kit or western blot. the doctor would normally use the rapid test kits on you first and further confirm with a western blot.
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Who was the founder of HIV and AIDS?
Aids was started by Indians who had a intercourse with the rats on the may flower .. It is said that Indians have very small meat .
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How long does it take for HIV to turn into AIDS?
HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, attacks the white blood cells in the human body so that the body cannot protect itself from viruses and bacteria. AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, occurs when HIV causes the white blood cell count to drop below a certain level.
Unfortunately, yes, HIV always turns into AIDS.
Sorry for the bad news, but yes, it does.
What happens if semen mixes with blood?
Well, if it were possible, it would kill you. The only way this could possibly occur is if it were directly PUT (injected) into the blood stream. Inside of a man, excess sperm is easily absorbed into the system because it is basically a protein. When a woman is impregnated, the excess is simply absorbed by the system. In the blood stream, it would be seen by the system as a foreign matter and would probably cause instantaneous death, just as water, air, etc injected into the blood stream.
It can, but it's unlikely. To be safe, get checked if this happened to you.
If someone has HIV positive why are they more likely to get infections?
But anyone infected with HIV can infect other people, even if they have no symptoms. .... to five times more likely to acquire HIV through sexual contact with an HIV-positive person.
How did Pedro Zamora get aids?
Pedro Zamora contracted the Aids virus by being a homosexual and being promiscuous. They never said who he got it from just that his brother followed him one day and they found out he was homosexual. He found he had Aids by going to a school blood drive.
HIV cannot be transmitted from a mother to her unborn child?
Transmission of HIV from mother-to-child can occur during pregnancy or after birth during breastfeeding. With routine HIV testing of pregnant mothers the occurance of this is low.
Can you get aids if HIV positive person spits in your eye?
No, it is a sexually transmitted disease. Blood or Semen in your eye can give you aids
How long it takes to HIV to convert into AIDS?
Without drugs, HIV converts to AIDS in about 10 to 15 years. Nowadays there are much better and more effective drugs, so people with access to these drugs are living a lot longer.
Of course, millions of people in poorer countries cannot afford these drugs and so continue to die from AIDS.
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What two body fluids do not carry HIV?
There are many body fluids that are not a risk for HIV infection. Tears, sweat, urine and saliva do not carry risks for HIV transmission.
What part of the body does a virus attack?
The Bird Flu affects the respiratory system. Respiratory Acute Syndrome is one of the common symptoms of Bird Flu. Acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS) is a lung condition resulting in low oxygen levels in the blood. The human body's organs, for instance, the kidneys and the brain, lack enough oxygen to survive.
Can an 11th week HIV negative test change to Positive in the 12th week?
There is almost NO chance but any way take another test to be sure
CAn tears saliva and sweat transfer HIV?
There is not enough of the virus present in those body fluids to cause transmission of the virus.
Where do aids start in your body?
HIV is a retrovirus actually evolved from monkey virus called SIV. It was passed from monkey to human probably by blood contact as Africans hunt monkeys for various reasons. HIV might be then evolved better to infect humans than monkeys as it is adapted to human.
Can a man get HIV from a healthy woman?
No; a man can't get HIV from a healthy woman (by healthy I assume you mean HIV free). A woman (or man) can look healthy, but be infected with the virus.
How does oxygen kill HIV Virus?
Yes, as soon as the HIV virus is exposed to air it dies. So dried blood and dried semen is quite safe. There is no chance of catching anything from a dry toilet seat (or even a wet one, as the virus has to get into your bloodstream, and it won't do that by sitting on it!)
Can a blood test for HIV show that you have been smoking hash?
The HIV test is searching specifically for antibodies that would indicate the presence of HIV in the body. And although there are a few conditions (liver disease, prior vaccinations, and lupus, among others) that may trigger a positive result other than HIV, using weed is not one of them. Weed, or marijuana, does contain a chemical called THC that can be detected by a blood test, but the HIV antibody test is not one of them.
