Saturday, March 8, 2008

Are UFC fighters tested for HIV/AIDS before they can fight

Are UFC fighters tested for HIV/AIDS before they can fight?
I would think they'd have to be for general safety. Just want to know for sure. Thanks.
Martial Arts - 5 Answers
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I saw an interview were they said they tested for hiv, hepititis, and a bunch of other things.
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Yes, it is a rule governed buy the athletic commission in all states that sanction MMA professional fighters be tested, for any and all blood born pathogens. The bad part is the small promoters and amateur fighters (back yard) who are not tested who bleed just as much as the pro's stand a far more risk than anyone out there.
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Yup. MMA fighters in other organizations are tested, too. They run them through a complete physical. MRI's and such are also common.
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Most of your states now require all fighters to take a blood test in order to be licensed and fight. They must furnish the results of that test at weigh-in and it has to be in the past twelve months from the date that they are fighting. HIV, Hepatitis-C and other things are tested for in that blood test and that is a state athletic commission requirement and the UFC just follows that standard under the unified rules of MMA. While the UFC can set rules that are more stringent they can not set rules that are less and I have see situations where part of the fight contract included a blood test for both just because of the lifestyle that one of the fighters was leading.
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Yup. Not just the UFC. Even in the small time local fights that you see in the bars. You have to have your bloodwork with you when you go to fight.

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

i had a blood test at the weekend NOT for HIV/AIDS and they said my blood was fine

i had a blood test at the weekend NOT for HIV/AIDS and they said my blood was fine?
they wasn't testing for HIV/AIDS though but does that matter? would they have noticed if i did or not even though they wasn't testing for it?
STDs - 2 Answers
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no, to find HIV, they have to test for it specifically, it isn't something they just "notice".
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yes, it is different.

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Saturday, March 1, 2008

Could a mosquito technially pass hiv/aids from one person to another

Could a mosquito technially pass hiv/aids from one person to another?
since mosquitoes aquire the diseases they carry by sucking it from a person's blood, couldn't they suck the blood of a person infected with aids then go bite another person and pass the virus onto them? just wondering b/c i was thinking about it, and it seems plausible, but i've never heard anything aobut it :)
Infectious Diseases - 9 Answers
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Theoretically yes. Practically, the Aids virus is quite weak, and unless you are doing many unhealthy things you likely won't catch it.
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Well, technically it could, although EXTREMELY unlikely.
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Female mosquitoes don't acquire diseases from those they feed on. They can, however, sometimes carry the pathogens that cause disease. "Could a mosquito technically pass hiv/aids from one person to another?" -- AIDS cannot be transmitted under any circumstances by any one or to anyone. It's the 4th stage of an HIV infection. Stages 1-3 cannot be bypassed. Mosquitoes don't take in enough HI viral particles to do any harm to anyone they feed on after that. Therefore, mosquitoes are not considered to be a means of HIV transmission.
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Umm Im sure its possible Im only 14..so im not sure. lol. sorry!
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yes just like some rats still have the bubonic plague and roaches carry salmonela always wash your dishes before you eat. mosquitos also carry malaria
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They don't acquire the diseases of humans. The viruses and parasite they do carry evolved specifically to replicate in the mosquito. HIV has not. They eat blood, so it is destroyed.
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The virus that caused HIV and AIDS can only live in certain warm-blooded mammals - humans and primates. The virus dies outside of the human body, including inside the body of mosquitoes. This is why you cannot get HIV from a toilet seat. The mosquitoes bodies digest and kill all pathogens to protect the mosquito. Also, not enough pathogens are taken in to start HIV. Lastly, mosquitoes are not 'hypodermic needles'. They do not push the blood out while bringing more in. The virus will not and cannot be transmitted via insect. Andrew Guenther
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The answer is most definitely NO. This possibility was tested in the late 80s and they found that it is not possible. In order for a mosquito to pass an infectious agent on to another person the mosquito must become infected with it themselves. Mosquitoes do not become infected with HIV. I have attached a link to the study below.
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NO!!!! no they cannot!!!!! its a fact!!! the blood hits the air right after and gets dry, not right away, but enough for a mosquito to go to his next victim.

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