Saturday, November 28, 2009

How long does it take for an HIV/AIDS test to come back

How long does it take for an HIV/AIDS test to come back?
im in the military and they recently gave me and blood test. its been about 3 months now. im not sure if it was an HIV/AIDS test. they say there going to draw blood and i say ok you know what i mean. but i havent heard back from them. if it was an HIV/AIDS test would they already have the results? and would they contact me if i had somethin?
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Hi there, If they asked you when your last sexual encounter was, and you answered within the last 3 months, it will take 3 months for results to come back. The reason for this is because they have to test if your blood is reactive to the hiv virus, and this can take 3 months to get a clear answer. In simple terms, they put hiv antibodies into the blood sample they took from you, and if your blood cells mimic the hiv antibodies then it is positive, if they don't it is negative. Obviously this doesn't happen immediately, so they monitor it over 3 months. If you havn't had a sexual encounter in the last 3 months, it usually takes one week. Most places which test often do the 3 month test to make absolutely sure. They should contact you whether the results are positive or negative, but i'd imagine that they would have had to do a large amount of testing at the same time so the delay might just be getting in touch with you. If there is someone you can contact e.g. the people who carried out the blood test, it would be a good idea to call and enquire about it :) Also don't panic, HIV isn't as common as the media makes out. Im unsure of USA statistics but in the UK only 1% of the population has it :) Hope this helps you.
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Another answer indicates that it would take 3 months for the lab to get the results back. That is not true. The results would have been back long ago. However, HIV testing can not be done without the written consent of the person being tested, so if you did not ask for the test and sign a consent form, it would have been illegal for them to test you for HIV. They should have told you exactly what they were testing for, and how long it would take to get the results back. Call them and check. Also: It can take 3 months, or in very rare cases, up to 6 months, for someone to test positive for HIV after they get infected. (More than 98% of people who have HIV would test positive within 3 months.) Testing is recommended 3 months after possible exposure, followed by retesting 6 months after possible exposure.

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

What did the Great Republican Reagan think of people with HIV/AIDS

What did the Great Republican Reagan think of people with HIV/AIDS?
Now, we all are aware that it is a virus that is spread. But Reagan had a particular conservative slant towards this?
Politics - 6 Answers
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He didn't think at all about people with aids .
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", when it comes to preventing AIDS, don't medicine and morality teach the same lessons?" Ronald Reagan....... and he was right.
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They got it without our help, let them cure it without our help. Works for me.
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Reagan was unable to even SAY the word "AIDS" until the last of his so-called presidency. He was really a super uptight white guy.
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He believed that AIDS was God's retribution for homosexuality and he was right!
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Reagan went along with his advisers on this and felt that AIDS is "nature's revenge on gay men."

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Friday, November 20, 2009

Pornograhics is teaching unsafe sex acts causing HIV/AIDS and should pornograhic sellers be sued

Pornograhics is teaching unsafe sex acts causing HIV/AIDS and should pornograhic sellers be sued?
Pornograhics are teaching the young to have anal sex and unprotected sex .Should sellers and makers of pornograghics be sued by government or should government be sued for approving film that causes disease.?David Harris.
Other - Politics & Government - 14 Answers
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not gettin' any are ya?
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Are you retarted? Can't sue people for something like that, especially if they don't even say anything about it in the movie..
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Im sorry, but you are wrong. First off, the reason our children are having ANY sex is because, as parents, we are soooo scared to sit down and discus sex w/ our children! We sit back and say that its the Schools responseability to teach our kids about the stuff thats a little uncomfortable. And CHRISTIANS are even worse, telling kids sex is bad and making boys feel ashamed for admiring the naked female body. I AM A MAN AND I LOVE TO LOOK AT NAKED WOMEN! If GOD(s) didnt want us to look they why are they sooo pretty? What is causing AIDS/HIV is some ppl 100's of years ago humping animals. But today it is uneducated ppl who are against prostitution. If it were legal to prostitute then we could create laws that make sure the prostitutes are clean and in safe situations as well as the "johns". Plus we could make a ton of cash off taxing sex. Im sorry that you cant love the bodies GOD(s) gave us. Your question is like asking.....Should we sue Ford for all the Ford car crashes? drrr! no!
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Sued? Are you kidding? Their not doing anything wrong! Maybe the idiot parents need to be slapped for not sitting down and actually talking to their kids about sex. Probably 80% of kids these days never get the "talk" and get their sex education from their friends.
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Which Christian cult do you belong to Dave? Mormon, Babtist...
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No... Producers of PORN do not force you to watch it. Neither should the producers of DIE HARD - be sued if someone gets the Idea to blow up a building from watching it. In this LIBERAL WORLD... where PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY is out the window... blaming the producers of adult films for YOUR bad choices - elevates the ridiculous to the sublime. Porn is to sex as PRO WRESTLING is to fighting. Everyone know it.
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I don't think it is the gov't place to sue anyone. I believe a law should be passed if it poses a public threat such as disease communication. Since it is nationwide and crosses state lines, it could be a federal issue. I am not against states making laws either. It is not protected under the First Ammendment. It is not speech. The First Ammendment protects individuals from government prosecution for expressing dissent. The Supreme Court is wrong.
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If anything, doesn't porn encourage masturbation? ...Now how on earth did one of the previous answers include an attack on Democrats?
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That is the same argument that has been tried against gun makers and the tobacco companies. It is totally possible a lawsuit could be filed, but it will depend on how powerful the porn lobby is and how much money it at their disposal to wear out the plantiff(s).
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Usually pornographic films and materials have their own "underground" distribution network, so the government never gets to approve any of it. However, in the US, porn is protected by the Bill of Rights under Freedom of Expression.
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and Congress is teaching corruption, greed and chaos....they should be sued also.
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Pornography is hardly a "teaching tool" for anything; it is a form of entertainment geared towards a specific adult audience, and countless federal court rulings have upheld its legality under the First Amendment. Neither is pornography responsible for any epidemic. It is the person who engages in such risky behavior that is ultimately responsible. (Taking human nature into account, one does not truly need porn to be able to partake in such acts to begin with.)
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First: If you actually watch a pornographic movie you will see that there are warnings about unprotected sex and disclaimers about the performers being tested regularly. Second: There is nothing wrong with anal sex as long as both partners are consenting
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then the abstinence only movement would also need to be sued for committing the same crime in public schools.

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Monday, November 16, 2009

Can people with HIV/AIDS work in the medical field as a nurse

Can people with HIV/AIDS work in the medical field as a nurse?
I am doing research on a paper that I am writing for class. I want to know how it is living with HIV/AIDS.
STDs - 4 Answers
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It is not advisable because while administering injections & intravenous drips, the nurse can accidentally get own finger pierced which could result in transfer of infection 2 the patient.
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If you are a medical professional,you obviously take standard precaution regardless of the patient you care for.If, you come to know that someone has any blood borne disease,you will be more vigilant in your practice. Likewise, why can`t we care our patient with the same precaution even if, we have HIV/AIDS?I do agree the risk in it. Recently, a huge outbreak of MRSA attracted everyone concern in a large Intensive care setting. According to the advise of the Infection control team,every patient and staff of the particular unit had been screened for MRSA. The results have shown that few of the staff carried MRSA.Now, what is your conclusion?Whom to blame?The infected staff were given medical leave and allowed to return to their work after they have been cleared of the infection. The problem comes only when, the patient became aware of your status that you have got HIV.You may honestly declare to your patient but, you are not certain what you get in return.But, having said that, you would not declare all your personal and confidential matter to your patient prior looking after them.Neither, it is mandatory for you nor for your patient. Caring patients will also be a problematic if, you started to show up debilitating symptoms of AIDS.In this stage,I would not recommend anyone to care for their patients.Because, in this stage, they them self need lot of care. Stopping people with HIV/AIDS,from work in my opinion ,is the way of discriminating against them.They can be permitted to work as long as they are physically and mentally healthy.Support from the peer and employer is mandatory.When, you accept drug addicts,physically handicapped, people with learning disability into the medical field, why not a HIV nurse or doctor?. This require a sensitive decision. Regards,
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I dont see why not but should let the hospital know that you are sick. but I dont why should not be able to work, all you have to do is take precaution just like person that is not sick.
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Yes people with HIV/AIDS can work as nurse's, doctors, or anything else associated with a hospital. Anyone who wants to enter into the medical field is taught to use universal precautions. Universal precautions are infection control guidelines designed to protect workers from exposure to diseases spread by blood and certain body fluids. The Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Health Canada and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control have developed the strategy of "Universal Precautions" to prevent contact with patient blood and body fluids. Universal precautions stress that all patients should be assumed to be infectious for blood-borne diseases such as AIDS and hepatitis B. They have to assume that every patient is infected, and have to use all kinds of safety guidelines: gloves, proper discarding of sharps and needles, masks. People are so afraid of persons who have HIV/aids because they don't want to be infected with the virus, but people without the virus are more of a danger to them then they realize. Working in a hospital is more of a risk to them because of the diseases like the common cold, flu, and other immune attacking viruses. I commend them for working in hospitals because they put themselves at more risk of getting sick. As long as they use their universal precautions there is no way they can spread their disease to anyone else.

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

how long after contracting hiv/aids will it take to be definitely apparent

how long after contracting hiv/aids will it take to be definitely apparent?
I mean if you get a blood test two days after you get it will it definitely show up? Or should you wait six months or something?
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You have to wait at least 3 months - it's called the window period where the virus may not show up
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To learn more about HIV and AIDS, check out these sites below. I would start with the CDC website.
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My father's infectious disease doctor always told us it could be as late as six or nine months before the ELISA test will show antibodies for the viral infection...so not only should you be tested at six months, but maybe at nine months, too. When you have been exposed, it is important to test more than once, because sometimes individual results are not accurate. It is possible to get a false positive, as well as a false negative. I know it's scary...it's a hard wait...but hang in there! Keep in mind that HIV is only transmitted from the transfer of bodily fluids, including blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk. HIV is NOT transmitted through saliva, sweat or urine. If you kissed someone with HIV, you wouldn't be at risk unless that person had a huge bleeding cut in his/her mouth. You cannot get HIV from contact with a person's skin. Risky practices associated with HIV include unprotected sex (oral, vaginal, and anal), sex during which a condom breaks, and using intravenous drugs (like heroin). HIV is rarely transmitted through dentist/doctors offices, anymore. It is rarely transmitted through blood transfusions. Careful screenings are now done to ensure sanitation. Approximately 1% of the population has a fortunate deletion mutation in its genetic coding for CD4 receptors. It is called the Delta-32 mutation. If you are part of this 1%, you are highly unlikely to catch HIV upon exposure. Do not, however, rely on this protection, if you are tested for this mutation. That said, if you think you have been exposed, peace of mind is always a good thing and you should get tested. Refrain from unprotected sexual activity and NEVER, under any circumstances, use an illicit IV drug. Never share needles.

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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Can I have HIV/AIDS if my boyfriend licked my vaginal discharge

Can I have HIV/AIDS if my boyfriend licked my vaginal discharge?
When me and my boyfriend were together during this October and November, we did things like oral sex, making out, touching each other, 69, and he fingered me. But when I gave oral sex to who is now my ex, he didn't even cum. But can discharge cause HIV/AIDS, from 69?
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Almost most any significant exchange of bodily fluids can transmit disease. IF one of the parties has the disease.

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

How close are they to finding a cure For HIV, AIDS, Genital herpes

How close are they to finding a cure For HIV, AIDS, Genital herpes?
Im just wondering. Also do you think there will ever be a cure?
STDs - 5 Answers
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There has not ever been nor will there probably ever be a cure for any virus. Only "treatment" for symptoms.
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They cannot cure the common cold. No, they are not close. The problem is, they find something that will counteract or slow-down one string of virus and then the virus mutates from person to person. So the same things don't work for others that may help some. I don't think there will ever be a cure. I think we are looking at it wrong. It's like the fly that keeps running into a window when there is a door open 3 feet away. I read a theory that some people in England have certain things in their blood that PREVENT them from contracting HIV/AIDS. If they can duplicate it, and reproduce it in mass quantities, we may be able to control the spreading of HIV/AIDS. I am always hopeful that there will be a way. There HAS to be a way.
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they have treatments and medications for all of those, but not yet cures. but i really wish the could cure herpes since i have them.
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The problem is the outer shell of the virus:you need to make a key that fits to get to the core.And kill it. The horrible HIV-virus changes all the time:years ago there were 4 variants:lost track after that. And viruses cannot be cured at all. The symptoms can be treated. Sorry for all those million infected:they will die anyway.Especially in Africa:no money to get treatment. Sky Been a "buddy"for years till the meds got that much better that HIV /Aids patients can take care of themselves. Greetings:Sky.
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I don't think there will ever be a cure. Hopefully a vaccine at some point.

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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Sources of carbon/energy for HIV/AIDS disease and how do environmental factors affect it

Sources of carbon/energy for HIV/AIDS disease and how do environmental factors affect it?
I have a huge project and I cannot find anything on this particular question. So basically, what are the sources of energy for the HIV/AIDS virus and how do environment changes affect it??
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Virus's hijack other cells by Injecting themselves Into the healthy cells. They use the energy production of those cells to run there own operations. kind of like plugging into a socket in your house to run a vacume cleaner.

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