Monday, February 8, 2010

Has there ever been an incident in the United States where a blood transfusion pack contained HIV/AIDS

Has there ever been an incident in the United States where a blood transfusion pack contained HIV/AIDS?
And was given to a patient? Has something like this ever occurred in the United States in the last 20 years
Infectious Diseases - 3 Answers
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It has occurred before, but they take steps against it, all donated blood is tested
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http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=kb-07-02-09 This is the link for you.
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Yes. It has happened many times. In addition to this, in 2006 Bayer was discovered to have been selling a vaccine in the United States that was also contaminated with HIV. Once discovered, Bayer covered its tracks by pulling the vaccines off the U.S. market and sold them to consumers in Japan, France, Spain, and other countries, where hemophiliacs were then contaminated with HIV due to the vaccine. And yet, despite these apparent crimes, no Bayer executives ever faced arrest or prosecution in the United States! You can read the article here: http://www.naturalnews.com/News_000647_Bayer_vaccines_HIV.html

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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Can HIV/AIDS positive nurses still care for patients

Can HIV/AIDS positive nurses still care for patients?
I was curious and tried to find this info on the Board of Registered Nursing website and could not find any information on this issue. I find it somewhat concerning that infected nurses could be caring for people in the hospital or doctor's office. I would really appreciate if anyone could give me links also
Other - Health - 3 Answers
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Not sure about that, but Nurses are trained either way to care for a patient. They should not be discriminated because of a disease.
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I'm sure they could. I mean I don't think that nurses get tested for HIV/AIDS before they can get a job. I don't think it would be a problem as long as the nurse takes the right precautions and doesn't do anything that involves bloody things. It wouldn't be right for an affected nurse to do any surgeries or be in an emergency room, but i don't see a problem for HIV nurses working in a place where the patient wouldn't be exposed.
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In the US, all health care workers use what is called "universal precautions." This is the practice of using body substance isolation tools like gloves, goggles/mask, and gown when necessary. This helps ensure the safety of not only the provider, but also the patient. HIV+ health care providers are able and allowed to give care.

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Monday, February 1, 2010

This is part 2 of my research i am conducting on HIV/AIDS

This is part 2 of my research i am conducting on HIV/AIDS?
Serious question: Does anyone here that is preferably an African American (prefer a woman..will settle for man) that is infected with HIV/AIDS or know someone that is...How are you now protecting yourself? Also, how did you come about being infected with this disease. This information will also be used in a survey I am conducting for a research paper in Psychology. I asked a question a few weeks ago about why do you all think that the rate is so high among african americans than any other race. I received about 20 responses and that information will also be used in my survey. You can still find my question on line if you need a refresher or didnt get to participate.
STDs - 1 Answers
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Hi Ms., I work in that field and have found that in this part of the US in which I live, there has been a number of AA women that have quote/unquote "settled" w/ infected man for several reasons. 1. the ratio of men to women is like 1:3 (maybe more, not certain) which affords him a "pecking order"! 2. Some women feel that they simply CAN NOT live w/o a man or "that" man when she knows (deep down) that he's playing outside of the relationship and lastly, incarcerated or not, there are men on the DL (down low) that's with their women in the day and their men at night. Sadly, in these relationships, condoms are seldom used if at all. The only way to protect yourself is to get tested to know your status and use condoms or some type of barrier for all types of penetrating sexual activities. I would love to know how your research concludes, please contact me at dvdiva7@yahoo.com

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