where can i find the statistics for HIV/aids and stds in Cleveland county north carolina?
i have to do a report on the statistics and i cant find them anywhere!! plz help!! not for north carolina but CLEVELAND COUNTY thanks so much and plz hurry cuz its due tomorrow!! :D
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Wish i could help you, but the only thing i could find listed were the 10 counties in N.C. with the highest hiv prevalence. Cleveland county was not among them.
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I really doupt you will find in such a small local area, you might have to do the state.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
How soon will an infected unborn baby show symptons of HIV/AIDS
How soon will an infected unborn baby show symptons of HIV/AIDS?
How soo will a baby born by an infected mother starts to show the signs of this dreaded disease? How long can a baby born with this disease live? Most especially if the mother did not take any anti-retroviral drug when she was pregnant.
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I believe it's *possible* for a baby not to be infected w/ an infected mother.
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Sometimes it take years. My understanding is the babies might not never develope the disease.
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I dont know.
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Impossible to tell. The good news is that even when an infected mother is not treated, there is only a 25% that the baby will become infected. With the use of antivirals that percentage drops down to 1%. Hope that helps. I also suggest that you talk to your Doctor as this site is not a substitute for medical advice.
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A baby's blood test will indicate it it's been infected with the virus. It could begin to show symptoms through other illnesses as soon as it is born. It depends on the baby's immune system. Sometimes, babies that are HIV negative are born very sick, so it stands to reason that an infected baby could be born very sick as well.
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If the mother is not taking any antiretrovirals, the risk that the baby is infected is STILL only about 1 in 3. Even if the mother is only treated in labor the risks to the baby can be dramatically reduced- giving a few doses of antiretroviral medication just before delivery, and antiretroviral medicine afterwards reduces the risk to the infant to about 10%. There is little in the appearance or health of the baby at birth that tells you whether its infected or not. Early treatment for infected babies is VERY important, however and doctors will follow with frequent tests. They will be able to tell from these tests whether the infant is infected long before there are signs of illness in the baby. Formerly, if no treatment was given to infected infants, about 1/3 of them would get sick before the first birthday and have lots of illnesses affter that, often dying by age 2. About 2/3 of them used to remain well for longer periods- often years. These outcomes are MUCH better now in the age of effective treatment. Many infected kids grow up health to all appearances. Survival until adulthood is now the expectation.
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It all depends on individual immunity. The mother passes on some of her immunity the first few days of breastfeeding in a substance found in breast milk called colostrum. Some HIV infected babies will die as early as three months after birth, but with good health care and a proper diet, they can live as old as their early teens.
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The child may not be infected at all as hard as it is to believe the best thign would be to have the child tested. It might not affected the child for years. The child is not going ot have a sign on her head saying she HIV positive. When she or he was born the dr should have done extensive blood work if they knew about the mothers condition.
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How soo will a baby born by an infected mother starts to show the signs of this dreaded disease? How long can a baby born with this disease live? Most especially if the mother did not take any anti-retroviral drug when she was pregnant.
Infectious Diseases - 8 Answers
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I believe it's *possible* for a baby not to be infected w/ an infected mother.
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Sometimes it take years. My understanding is the babies might not never develope the disease.
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I dont know.
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Impossible to tell. The good news is that even when an infected mother is not treated, there is only a 25% that the baby will become infected. With the use of antivirals that percentage drops down to 1%. Hope that helps. I also suggest that you talk to your Doctor as this site is not a substitute for medical advice.
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A baby's blood test will indicate it it's been infected with the virus. It could begin to show symptoms through other illnesses as soon as it is born. It depends on the baby's immune system. Sometimes, babies that are HIV negative are born very sick, so it stands to reason that an infected baby could be born very sick as well.
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If the mother is not taking any antiretrovirals, the risk that the baby is infected is STILL only about 1 in 3. Even if the mother is only treated in labor the risks to the baby can be dramatically reduced- giving a few doses of antiretroviral medication just before delivery, and antiretroviral medicine afterwards reduces the risk to the infant to about 10%. There is little in the appearance or health of the baby at birth that tells you whether its infected or not. Early treatment for infected babies is VERY important, however and doctors will follow with frequent tests. They will be able to tell from these tests whether the infant is infected long before there are signs of illness in the baby. Formerly, if no treatment was given to infected infants, about 1/3 of them would get sick before the first birthday and have lots of illnesses affter that, often dying by age 2. About 2/3 of them used to remain well for longer periods- often years. These outcomes are MUCH better now in the age of effective treatment. Many infected kids grow up health to all appearances. Survival until adulthood is now the expectation.
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It all depends on individual immunity. The mother passes on some of her immunity the first few days of breastfeeding in a substance found in breast milk called colostrum. Some HIV infected babies will die as early as three months after birth, but with good health care and a proper diet, they can live as old as their early teens.
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The child may not be infected at all as hard as it is to believe the best thign would be to have the child tested. It might not affected the child for years. The child is not going ot have a sign on her head saying she HIV positive. When she or he was born the dr should have done extensive blood work if they knew about the mothers condition.
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Monday, February 20, 2012
How much money goes to helping HIV/AIDS recovery
How much money goes to helping HIV/AIDS recovery?
Okay, what I am asking is... how much money is donated to the United States Aids research or whatever it may be called, yearly? My second question is, how much money does the Unites States donate to other countries to help HIV/AIDS, of course... yearly? Thank you.
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Well don't know the exact figure but it is certainly huge.
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Okay, what I am asking is... how much money is donated to the United States Aids research or whatever it may be called, yearly? My second question is, how much money does the Unites States donate to other countries to help HIV/AIDS, of course... yearly? Thank you.
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Well don't know the exact figure but it is certainly huge.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
what is a clinical trial in the context of HIV/AIDS
what is a clinical trial in the context of HIV/AIDS?
'Clinical trial' is often mentioned in HIV/AIDS prevention studies. You will also find mentions of terms like: clinical management of STI (sexually transmitted infecions) and HIV.
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they would all possibly be different. that's what trials usual are.
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That means that whoever's site you are at have medication, for example, that needs further study before it's made public. This test drug if for the prevention of hiv. Or whatever you fill in. Like, hepatitis C, Parkinson's Disease, etc.
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A clinical trial is a special kind of research performed to test a new or experiemental drug or therapy on a population. In terms of HIV, to run a clinical trial, the researchers recruit a group of HIV positive patients. The researchers will randomly assign trial participants to either the experimental therapy or the gold-standard therapy as placebo (contrary to popular belief, placebo is NEVER no treatment in such trials). The randomization process of choice is called double-blind randomized trial, meaning the neither patient nor the research observer knows what the patient is taking (that info is codified as an ID number). So if AZT is standard treatment for a certain profile of patients, and this clinical trial wants to test Drug X, some patients will get AZT, the others will get Drug X. Then the object of the trial is to measure if Drug X performs better than AZT.
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'Clinical trial' is often mentioned in HIV/AIDS prevention studies. You will also find mentions of terms like: clinical management of STI (sexually transmitted infecions) and HIV.
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they would all possibly be different. that's what trials usual are.
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That means that whoever's site you are at have medication, for example, that needs further study before it's made public. This test drug if for the prevention of hiv. Or whatever you fill in. Like, hepatitis C, Parkinson's Disease, etc.
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A clinical trial is a special kind of research performed to test a new or experiemental drug or therapy on a population. In terms of HIV, to run a clinical trial, the researchers recruit a group of HIV positive patients. The researchers will randomly assign trial participants to either the experimental therapy or the gold-standard therapy as placebo (contrary to popular belief, placebo is NEVER no treatment in such trials). The randomization process of choice is called double-blind randomized trial, meaning the neither patient nor the research observer knows what the patient is taking (that info is codified as an ID number). So if AZT is standard treatment for a certain profile of patients, and this clinical trial wants to test Drug X, some patients will get AZT, the others will get Drug X. Then the object of the trial is to measure if Drug X performs better than AZT.
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
Why do you think I am so paranoid about HIV/AIDS
Why do you think I am so paranoid about HIV/AIDS?
I am paranoid all of the time about HIV/AIDS and that I have done something to harm myself and that I have got it in some form/shape/fashion. I was just curious about how to stop thinking about that. 100% of the time I protect myself but I have had some relapses and had to get tested (not many relapses much lately). There are some encounters that I don't remember very well at all. Do you think that I would remember them if anything significant happened two years ago?
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Could it be because it can kill you!!??
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Not to sound disrespectful, but I don't think you're too paranoid if you're 'relapsing'. Either you do protect yourself, or you don't. There isn't such thing as you protect yourself most of the time- HIV/AIDS doesn't work like that. How would you decide something is 'significant'? Are you asking if you would automatically know if the infection was transmitted? No, you wouldn't. Please protect yourself ALL the time. Respect yourself, protect yourself.
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So - did you get tested lately or not? If not then please go and have yourself tested. And if the test is negative then go and have a 2nd one. If it is also negative then thre is almost NO way that you can be positive. You will catch any antibodies which may have developed from all the time of your life until 6 months before the test. Up to 6 months is the time antibodies need to develop. If you had any risky encounter in the last 6m onths you need to test 6 months after that event to be really sure. So trust those tests. Once tested and "certified" negative then please only (ONLY) have sex with condoms. And avoid that somebody else's body fluids get into your blood. If you can do it you will be clear and can forget about your paranoia.
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You are paranoid because you are having sex and not protecting yourself. how do you stop thinking about it? find yourself a good girl and stop screwing around with nasty ol' skants.
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dude...get a clue...
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......with all due respect dude or dudess please go 2 the mental health center in UR area and tell them UR concerns.....this is way 2 deep 4 the answer site
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it should be something that everyone takes serously they dont use protection and have sex with random people who lie...and wonder why they get an STD so your not stupid for being paranoid i am also....
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I am paranoid all of the time about HIV/AIDS and that I have done something to harm myself and that I have got it in some form/shape/fashion. I was just curious about how to stop thinking about that. 100% of the time I protect myself but I have had some relapses and had to get tested (not many relapses much lately). There are some encounters that I don't remember very well at all. Do you think that I would remember them if anything significant happened two years ago?
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Could it be because it can kill you!!??
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Not to sound disrespectful, but I don't think you're too paranoid if you're 'relapsing'. Either you do protect yourself, or you don't. There isn't such thing as you protect yourself most of the time- HIV/AIDS doesn't work like that. How would you decide something is 'significant'? Are you asking if you would automatically know if the infection was transmitted? No, you wouldn't. Please protect yourself ALL the time. Respect yourself, protect yourself.
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So - did you get tested lately or not? If not then please go and have yourself tested. And if the test is negative then go and have a 2nd one. If it is also negative then thre is almost NO way that you can be positive. You will catch any antibodies which may have developed from all the time of your life until 6 months before the test. Up to 6 months is the time antibodies need to develop. If you had any risky encounter in the last 6m onths you need to test 6 months after that event to be really sure. So trust those tests. Once tested and "certified" negative then please only (ONLY) have sex with condoms. And avoid that somebody else's body fluids get into your blood. If you can do it you will be clear and can forget about your paranoia.
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You are paranoid because you are having sex and not protecting yourself. how do you stop thinking about it? find yourself a good girl and stop screwing around with nasty ol' skants.
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dude...get a clue...
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......with all due respect dude or dudess please go 2 the mental health center in UR area and tell them UR concerns.....this is way 2 deep 4 the answer site
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it should be something that everyone takes serously they dont use protection and have sex with random people who lie...and wonder why they get an STD so your not stupid for being paranoid i am also....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Can you get HIV/AIDS from an uninfected person
Can you get HIV/AIDS from an uninfected person?
I know you can get HIV/AIDS from an infected person, but what if you exchange body fluids (example: blood) with an unifected person? Please forgive me for my lack of knowledge on the subject. Nevertheless, it would be nice if you don't post any smartypants/smart-ass answers or responses. Danke. Merci. Thank you.
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Nope.
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NO
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NO! That's all I can say without sarcasm.
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This is just common sense, though. If a person doesn't have a cold, can you get a cold from them? HIV is a virus. If a person doesn't have a virus, they can't give it to you, it doesn't just magically appear because there was an exchange of fluid.
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you can only get the disease from humans who are infected. if it's with a person who isn't infected and you get their blood or whatever, you won't get the disease. you can't get the disease by being near them or touching them. you have to "exchange body fluids"
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no. If the person isn't infected you can't get it. Go to a health website, you'll find all the answers there. :)
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A person can't give you something they don't have. HIV/ AIDS is a virus, so if they don't have it, you wont get it. If you are having unprotected sex you may consider using some protection.
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No ---answer from the member of the STD dating site http://STDromance.com
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of course not
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Nope, nothing to worry about if the person is not infected!!
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No - you cant' get HIV from someone who is not infected. But how can you know they are not infected? It is best to use condoms every time - you cant' always trust what people tell you. Also - why are you exchanging blood with another person?
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I know you can get HIV/AIDS from an infected person, but what if you exchange body fluids (example: blood) with an unifected person? Please forgive me for my lack of knowledge on the subject. Nevertheless, it would be nice if you don't post any smartypants/smart-ass answers or responses. Danke. Merci. Thank you.
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Nope.
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NO
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NO! That's all I can say without sarcasm.
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This is just common sense, though. If a person doesn't have a cold, can you get a cold from them? HIV is a virus. If a person doesn't have a virus, they can't give it to you, it doesn't just magically appear because there was an exchange of fluid.
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you can only get the disease from humans who are infected. if it's with a person who isn't infected and you get their blood or whatever, you won't get the disease. you can't get the disease by being near them or touching them. you have to "exchange body fluids"
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no. If the person isn't infected you can't get it. Go to a health website, you'll find all the answers there. :)
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A person can't give you something they don't have. HIV/ AIDS is a virus, so if they don't have it, you wont get it. If you are having unprotected sex you may consider using some protection.
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No ---answer from the member of the STD dating site http://STDromance.com
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of course not
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Nope, nothing to worry about if the person is not infected!!
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No - you cant' get HIV from someone who is not infected. But how can you know they are not infected? It is best to use condoms every time - you cant' always trust what people tell you. Also - why are you exchanging blood with another person?
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Does it take a long time to recover from a cold if a person is infect with HIV/aids
Does it take a long time to recover from a cold if a person is infect with HIV/aids?
Is getting a cold deadly for a HIV infected person?
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yes.bcos the person have immunodefficiency where his immune system is supressed bcos lack of Tcell
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Yes in some cases you might never get better from the flu
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yes in aids all infections are longer n more severe
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An HIV infected person is more susceptible to infection because of the meds that they are on and because of an altered immune system due to the disease. Any infection that an uninfected person would normally overcome such as the flu or even a common cold, can become deadly for a PLWA (person living with AIDS). Therefore, they need to prevent an infection from occurring whenever possible. Also, they need to see a doctor when an infection does occur, so that their meds can be regulated to fight the infection.
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I would venture an uneducated guess, that for a person with a suppressed immune system, a cold virus could be very devastating and possible lead to serious complications such as pneumonia. Only a physician can answer this question with certainty.
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i have been HIV+ for 13 years and no if your t-4 count is good or normal then the time it takes to recover would be the same as the time it would take for a person that don't have HIV
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Is getting a cold deadly for a HIV infected person?
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yes.bcos the person have immunodefficiency where his immune system is supressed bcos lack of Tcell
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Yes in some cases you might never get better from the flu
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yes in aids all infections are longer n more severe
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An HIV infected person is more susceptible to infection because of the meds that they are on and because of an altered immune system due to the disease. Any infection that an uninfected person would normally overcome such as the flu or even a common cold, can become deadly for a PLWA (person living with AIDS). Therefore, they need to prevent an infection from occurring whenever possible. Also, they need to see a doctor when an infection does occur, so that their meds can be regulated to fight the infection.
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I would venture an uneducated guess, that for a person with a suppressed immune system, a cold virus could be very devastating and possible lead to serious complications such as pneumonia. Only a physician can answer this question with certainty.
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i have been HIV+ for 13 years and no if your t-4 count is good or normal then the time it takes to recover would be the same as the time it would take for a person that don't have HIV
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
If a person with HIV-AIDS gets H1N1 Swine Flu, would the AIDS help or harm recovery
If a person with HIV-AIDS gets H1N1 Swine Flu, would the AIDS help or harm recovery?
I think if the nature of Swine Flu is your immune system exhausts itself trying to fight a disease it has no immunity against, it is better in this case to have no immune system? Wouldn't the AIDS person possibly survive the Swine Flu over the non-infected patient?
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then the sickness would take over.
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Of course the Swine flu is more dangerous for those who have problems with the immune system, such as the very young, the very old, and especially HIV/AIDS patients. AIDS doesn't really kill people, it's the diseases that the individuals get because of their inability to fight them off, like pneumonia, TB, cancer, etc.
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I think if the nature of Swine Flu is your immune system exhausts itself trying to fight a disease it has no immunity against, it is better in this case to have no immune system? Wouldn't the AIDS person possibly survive the Swine Flu over the non-infected patient?
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then the sickness would take over.
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Of course the Swine flu is more dangerous for those who have problems with the immune system, such as the very young, the very old, and especially HIV/AIDS patients. AIDS doesn't really kill people, it's the diseases that the individuals get because of their inability to fight them off, like pneumonia, TB, cancer, etc.
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