Friday, June 8, 2012

Why is HIV/AIDS still a problem in Africa and other under developed countries

Why is HIV/AIDS still a problem in Africa and other under developed countries?

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its a problem in the US, too. but our media doesnt report on it the way it shold.
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Because there is no cure and people are going to continue to have sex without requiring their partner to take a HIV test first.
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Mostly because the kids over there are being born with that diease, also there's hardly any adults because they die from that diease,lack of food,etc. So the kids well they're unknowing, and suppose they have sex with many different people and one person has the diease, and is having sex with many other people, it's going to get passed around quickly, the people who had sex with this person, go and have sex with other people too and therefore it's getting passed on and so forth. Remember they don't have our religions either so that means they don't have to be married or a certain age to have sex. The United States maybe more developed than them, but its still a problem in the US, and it isn't reported as much as it should be.... Hope it answered your question.

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Monday, June 4, 2012

HIV/AIDS does anything show up in tests other than AIDS test

HIV/AIDS does anything show up in tests other than AIDS test?
I recently had bloodworks done. I was tested for many different things but not HIV. The doctor said there was nothing unusual in all of my tests. If I was HIV pos, would there be anything unusual in my other tests? I don't haver the details of what was tested but there were about 20 things and everything came back normal. Is the HIV test the only test that shows any signs of HIV?
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You were not tested for HIV unless it was specifically ordered. If that had been the case, you would know, because of the paperwork that must be done for it. You could be HIV positive and nothing unusual would show up in the other tests because that's not what they are looking at. The only way you would know if you were HIV positive is to be specifically tested for that, and you have to request the test.
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There might be some abnormalities which may be suspicious and lead a doctor to order the test. If your white blood count is high or a low t-cell count...

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Friday, June 1, 2012

Is HIV/AIDs transmitted through the bite of a mosquitoe? Again, is it found in the human saliva?Are we safe

Is HIV/AIDs transmitted through the bite of a mosquitoe? Again, is it found in the human saliva?Are we safe?
HIV AIDs being a fatal diseases is transmitted in various ways through contact with blood. the virus lives in human blood.Sexual contact and blood transfusion are the common routes of transmission.The world through the maximum efforts of WHO is well sensitised but many particularly in the tropics and sub tropics turn to neglect. Mosquitoes do not transmit the adove Infection. We know that the virus lives in blood. Mosquitoes only feed on human blood meaning that, its saliva has to work on the blood and from my point of view, the virus cannot survive in it Again, once bitten, a mosquitoe will hardly visit another person immediately since it has to spend some time on the food(Blood). Again when bitten by a mosquitoe, if one happens to kill it immediately, it will be discovered that the blood for its feeding will clot without much delay hence the virus will hardly survive in such blood The world is not safe since unfaithfulness remains order of the day and many neglect AIDS/STI control.
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The short answer is no, you don't have to worry about mosquitos. Below is a link to a very informative site on the subject. Regarding saliva, here's what the US National Institute of health has to say: Although researchers have found HIV in the saliva of infected people, there is no evidence that the virus is spread by contact with saliva. Laboratory studies reveal that saliva has natural properties that limit the power of HIV to infect, and the amount of virus in saliva appears to be very low. Research studies of people infected with HIV have found no evidence that the virus is spread to others through saliva by kissing. The lining of the mouth, however, can be infected by HIV, and instances of HIV transmission through oral intercourse have been reported. Scientists have found no evidence that HIV is spread through sweat, tears, urine, or feces.
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Not by the bite of the mosquito. But it is transmitted through the saliva.

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