Thursday, June 28, 2012

How many people do you know with HIV/AIDS

How many people do you know with HIV/AIDS?
Sadly, our youth are becoming complacent and aren't scared of getting HIV/AIDS anymore...they just think they can "Take a pill" each day and live with it? But, how many people do YOU know living with HIV/AIDS? We need to share their stories with the youth so they know what "living" with HIV/AIDS is really like...
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered - 7 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
None
2 :
0 For the record, I'm considered a part of today's youth, and not once have I said, "Oh, I think I'm going to go get me some AIDS today. Then have a AIDS pill party." Get real, bro. Nobody is dumb enough to be complacent about AIDS.
3 :
Lol I don't know anybody but myself with HIV.... Anyways, let me tell you that living with HIV is nothing different than living without it. The only thing is when you go to bed and lay there and think about how many years, days, hours you have left. We are all going to die sometime,true, but being an HIV carrier just makes you be more aware of that. But I hardly ever let that get me down. to quote one of the best musicals, there is "no day but today".
4 :
I actually only know one, a friend I met my first year in college. I've always been super diligent about safe sex, but it definitely woke me up when he told me he had it. Knowing someone personally who had it definitely made it seem more real.
5 :
i know a lot of gay people so yes i know people with AIDS there really nice people too bad about that disease tho
6 :
Right now today I know more than 200. In the 80's I knew 100's if not a couple of 1000. I also watched as AIDS decimated the gay population in the SF Bay Area. I was a volunteer in the many HIV/AIDS hospices on the SF peninsula. I still do volunteer work but I am just an old man to most of the youth today. Getting through to them is very difficult and it is sad that 3 in 100 of them will get HIV by the time they are 25.
7 :
i knew six ...three are dead, one is just holding on , the other two are desperately trying to find bogus homeopathic "cures" in mexico.



Read more discussions :

Sunday, June 24, 2012

what is the punishment for injecting someone with HIV/AIDS

what is the punishment for injecting someone with HIV/AIDS?
I came up with this question in my health class and no one knew the answer. what would you be charged with if you took a needle with HIV infected blood and stabbed someone with it? can you be arrested and jailed for that? is it man slaughter?
Law & Ethics - 4 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Depends on the state that you live in. Mostly, it is considered pre-meditated/attempted murder.
2 :
Most likely aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, carrying (depending on the state) up to life in prison. But when, and if that individual dies from the disease, you could tried for first degree premeditated murder, carrying life (or possibly death) imprison. This is not double jeopardy, as they are considered separate offenses.
3 :
Attempted murder..
4 :
If the person dies, they will absolutely charge you with manslaughter at least. Possibly murder if the prosecutor feels adversarial.



Read more discussions :

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

What should my brother do about his girlfriend maybe having HIV/AIDS

What should my brother do about his girlfriend maybe having HIV/AIDS?
My brother was shown a partner notification letter that his girlfriend of less than a year could have HIV/AIDS. Plus a letter showing her appointment for an HIV/AIDS test. I told him to dump her. She has lied and had 2 sex partners besides him but he doesn't believe it. She said that the letters are a lie. What can I do or say to make him believe it. Two letters would make me believe something is going on what about the rest of you. Give me your feelings.
STDs - 10 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
I assume your brother is a big boy, right? If she lied to me----I'd be history. Then I'd go get an HIV test---but I would probably be ok, because I would have been using condoms. If you play, you pay. That's the way it goes. Say nothing more to him about it. Nothing. And don't say "I told you so" if she does have it. It's really none of your business.
2 :
Your brother has a right to choose whom ever he pleases to date. It IS important that your brother get an HIV test for himself, at this point. It is very important that his girlfriend be tested right away. It would appear that she has had sex with someone who has tested positive for HIV. Now, your brother has had sex with someone who had sex with someone who DOES have HIV. His girlfriend has a good chance of having HIV, as well.
3 :
have your brother to talk to the girl and he should tell if these letters are false lets just go together and get tested.
4 :
Go with him to get tested. The girlfriend should be history
5 :
Maybe he should schedule a test for himself and for her and they should go together.
6 :
well, I wouldnt go as far to ay to dump her because she has aids.. shes a person too with feelings. I would say be very careful by wrapping it up before he gets it on with her.. I would also advise him to go get tested now, and then go back in 3-4 months to get re-tested. If he doesnt believe 2 letters saying someone may be infected (I imagine its a certified letteR) then he must be stupid. As for her sleeping around, try to find out who she slept around with and tell them to get tested too. This girl is playing with fire by ignoring these letters and sleeping around. This girl needs to be sent to jail for have sex with people knowing she may have aids.. THAT ACTUALLY IS A CRIMIAL OFFENCE IN SOME STATES AND IN CANADA..
7 :
I would be very skeptical about the letters which are supposed to suggest a person might be at risk of HIV. Letters are very easy to forge, and spreading rumours about whether a person might have HIV or AIDS is one of the easiest and nastiest ways of hurting them. I suspect mischief, especially if you can't confirm the source of the letters. If your brother and his girlfriend are having unprotected sex, they should both have HIV (and other STD) tests together, and return to get the results together. This is sensible in any case, but would help resolve any doubts in your brother's mind.
8 :
If the letters came from a public health department, I would believe the letters. Most letters though, at least the ones that I've seen, only tell a person that they may have come in contact with someone who had the virus. Names and appointments are not usually disclosed. You could tell your brother to check with who sent the letter. I would even consider reporting it to the police. Failing to inform a sexual partner of HIV is often a criminal offense. Where I live, the charge would be aggravated sexual assault. If you believe that she is endangering others, you can also report to the public health department.
9 :
Your brother should get tested ASAP. There are many places that offer free rapid testing services. (Run Yahoo search on 'free hiv test') He shouldn't rely on his girlfriend's insistance of a fraudulent letter. It's better to know, so he can start treatment and avoid infecting anybody else. Treatment is available in most areas at little or no cost to the uninsured (thank you, Ryan White). The site that tests him may be able to make referrals (if he's HIV positive) to medical care and other services that he's likely to need, such as counseling services.
10 :
He needs to get tested. If she's given him HIV knowingly then he has to tell the cops and she'll get sent off to jail. I'm not kidding, people are going to jail now for knowingly passing on HIV. It's a deadly disease. He needs to get tested NOW!
11 :
Use condom everytime. then he is safe.



Read more discussions :

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Do you think doctors/scientists will ever find a vaccine for HIV/AIDS

Do you think doctors/scientists will ever find a vaccine for HIV/AIDS?
I have been doing research on infectious diseases and one of them is of course AIDS. I am not infected, but it really does not matter if you have it or not because we still are affected from it's symptoms mentally and emotionally, just not physically. I want to still remain optimistic about finding a cure, only 1/4 of me is hopeful, but the other 3/4 of me has surrendered to the possible reality that HIV is here to stay.
Infectious Diseases - 4 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Someday they will.
2 :
They have made amazing strides in just 25 years. IN the 80s, HIV/AIDS was a death sentance. In the 90s great strides in medicine started making it possible for people to live a long time with HIV. And most docs think that people who contract HIV today, will leave 25 years on average, with many living their entire lives out as they normally would.
3 :
I think they will eventually, but not for a very long time, because the virus changes so much. The good thing at this point is that even though there is no cure at this point, there has been a lot of progress in treatment. Many people who have HIV are living longer, healthier than they could before, due to improvements in treatments. Unfortunately, though, that progress could lead to a lot of people saying "I can continue my risky behavior, because if I get sick, I'll just have to take some pills and I'll be ok." That is not necessarily true. Many people do well, but not everyone has the same amount of success with treatment, or the same reaction to the virus.
4 :
JB - The answer is YES, but not completely successful. Not completely successful because AIDS is caused by the HIV virus, AND there several different types (called "strains") of HIV which can cause infection. Vaccines against the HIV have existed for several years and continue to be tested on susceptible people, mainly in other countries where testing rules are more relaxed. I visited such a site 3 years ago in Kampala, Uganda. In many ways the HIV virus is like the flu virus in that there are several flu viruses and the flu virus can change types (mutate) so that last year's flu vaccine against 3 most common types has to often be changed from year to year, during which time some protection is provided. Still today there are viral diseases much deadlier than HIV such as the viruses that cause Ebola and Lassa Fever. The future outlook depends greatly upon the priority and spending for research against the HIV family of viruses. Perhaps most important is for educated persons to reduce their possible exposure to the virus by taking more pesonal responsibility to avoid getting infected.



Read more discussions :

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

How to deal with HIV/AIDS issues at work place

How to deal with HIV/AIDS issues at work place?

Special Education - 7 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
http://aids.about.com/od/hivandtheworkplace/
2 :
read www.duesberg.com please, or www.virusmyth.com although it doesn't answer your question is has some very controversial information regarding the HIV/AIDS hypothesis, and it is backed by an organization of 600 scientists, many of which have advanced degrees, and even a handful of nobel prize winners
3 :
Don't have sex there.
4 :
you dont want to be singled out and alone so spread it as much as possible
5 :
By awareness: - HIV is not transmitted by [A1] shaking hands with infected person [A2] drinking water or eating food from the same utensils used by an infected person [A3] hugging, touching or kissing [A4] caring and looking after people with HIV or AIDS [A5] getting bitten by a infected person [A6] use of the same toilets as AIDS patients or people with HIV [A7] sharing telephones, computers, machines and other office equipment [A8] sneezing and coughing and [A9] getting bitten by a mosquito that has already bitten an infected person.
6 :
About the only issue you should have is if the infected person is bleeding or vomiting. In that case, any person trained for first aid skills, with rubber gloves and common sense in place, can take care of the issue safely. Oh, and don't have sex with the infected person either. Otherwise, what other possible issues could there be? Are you in finance trying to negotiate with the health insurance carrier for your company?
7 :
The way you deal with any other co-worker.



Read more discussions :

Friday, June 8, 2012

Is it safe for a man to have intercourse with a woman with HIV/AIDS if he wears a condom

Is it safe for a man to have intercourse with a woman with HIV/AIDS if he wears a condom?
My nephew asked me this! How do I answer him? Great answers! I'll make him read this. I'll even buy him a book about it.
STDs - 8 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Tell him to make up his own mind about this. Remind him first though that condom's are never 100% safe. If he's asking you, he probably already doubts that it is 100% safe so just remind him that no sex is always the safest sex.
2 :
No you are still at risk. Condoms can fail or tear. Sydney's answer is perfect!
3 :
Definitely not 100 percent safe.
4 :
Since condoms are not 100% effective what do you think?
5 :
THIS IS LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULLETTE. WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, LIKE A CONDOM BREAKING AND BODILY FLUIDS ARE EXCHANGED? THE RESULTS JUST ARE NOT WORTH FINDING OUT BY RISKING THE SEX IN ANY FORM.
6 :
You should not have sex with someone you don't love. Sex is a very special thing and when you give yourself to someone else you are giving them a part of you. As we all know condoms are not 100 percent safe. But then again even anti-bacterial soaps or disenfectans cant get rid of 100 percent all germs. Knowing that this woman has AIDS alone should tell your nephew something. But he shouldn't do it, that is unless he is willing to risk his life(literally) which is what he will be doing. That said and done. You should ANSWER HIM BY SAYING: It doesn't matter if you wear a condom or if you wear no condom you will be risking your life if you have sex with the lady. Are you ready to put your life on the line for someone else? For a little pleasure?
7 :
not safe. a condom doesnt prevent STD/HIV/AIDS or anything other than pregnantcy. condoms are made to prevent women from getting pregnant. not prevent women from getting AIDS
8 :
Your nephew has give you both a great opportunity to educate yourselves. My advice comes from many angles - I have HIV and I dont want to pass it on, I have had a 3 yr relationship with a negative guy, I am a scientist who has done HIV research and I am involved in HIV education. Yes it is safe if approached properly except people are rarely educated enough. I use safe here as in "it's safe to cross the road if you look and give way to traffic". Consider the following: If you break 1% or more condoms then you are not using them correctly. Get the right size and fit. Use water-based lubrication every time as it prevents many breakages. I have had about 3 breakages in the last 12 yrs and I'm a high user. If a condom doesn't break its safe for HIV but you can get other STI. Remember it is all about transfer of body fluids -in this case her vaginal mucous has to get into his uretha (eye of dick) or be left under his foreskin if he has one. Makes sense for him to clean up afterwards. It is harder for a guy to get infected from vaginal sex compared to anal sex and compared to men infecting women. If a condom breaks he can have PEP = post exposure prophylaxis, a month long drug treatment that stops infection taking hold in the mojority of people. However he may be ineligible if the risk is too low - If she is on drug treatment she may have no detectable virus in her blood and therefore very little in her vaginal mucous. They can reduce the risk by having regular sexual health checks. If she has a STI or other vaginal infection she may have a hot spot of HIV in the area as HIV-infected immune cells go there to fight the infection. If he has an STI his skin will be damaged even microscopically and this may allow the virus in and because of the STI, there will be immune cells there waiting to be infected. Your nephew may actually be safer in this situation where he knows the risks and how to keep them to an irrelvant low level. There are plenty of discordant couples around who have prevented one from infecting the other for more than 20 yrs. Unfortunately too many couples, gay and straight drop condoms the moment love is in the air when they do not know each others status from repeat tests. And yes that is what happened to me -after 5 yr I did not think he could have HIV or that he had been 'exciting' enough sexually to get it. Ps they can still have kids.



Read more discussions :

Monday, June 4, 2012

If your infected with HIV/Aids If you get some Symptoms do you have to get all of them

If your infected with HIV/Aids If you get some Symptoms do you have to get all of them?
To clarify if you got swollen tonsils does that mean your going to get swollen lymph nodes as well as some of the other symptoms?
Infectious Diseases - 1 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
no. people only get some of the symptoms, or very few of the symptoms, or most of them. depends on the person. everyone's different. some people dont get any symptoms at all.



Read more discussions :

Friday, June 1, 2012

What do you say to friend with HIV/AIDS

What do you say to friend with HIV/AIDS?
I have a friend, whom I met a few months ago. He moved to my area from Tennessee in search of work, and found a job as a drywaller. He has been very homesick, and in his loneliness, has been very careless in his personal 'relationships'. This weekend he told me he is HIV+, and it caught me totally off-guard, and did not really know how to respond.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered - 6 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Just tell him you are very sorry and be a supportive friend. One of my very good friends has HIV for many years now. She gets sick all the time. I just try to be there when i can. It should not change your friendship. Understand your friend may go through different mood changes. He may be very angry at himself. Just be a friend.
2 :
Be his friend...be there for him, just be careful around him; Don't mix blood, etc.
3 :
Just tell him you're sorry to hear the news, and make sure that he knows you're there for him if and when he needs you. Then go from there!
4 :
Make him feel like an ordinary healthy person.. be there to support your friend because you never know how thankful HE IS TO have you in his life
5 :
you have to know the details how it can be transferred form one person to another
6 :
IF I FOUND OUT MY FRIEND HIV+, I WOULD MOVE TO A DIFFERENT STATE!! THATS GROSS!



Read more discussions :