how do i help people living with hiv?
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care about them as a person not the disease they have
63215
my attatude on hiv/aids is sad.  who ever gets such an illness is got to be going through some time. the only thing i can do is help them and be there for and it's   hard you know...
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No one has ever accomplished that. With treatment someone who is HIV positive can avoid AIDS but can never get rid of the HIV itself.
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I know that if its something life threatening like HIV, there has been litigation brought forth for "attempted murder" against a guy who had  HIV and knowingly spread it to others.\n\nBut for the run-of-the-mill type stuff, you're out of luck.  Go see a doc, get treated, and get on with your life.\n\nRegards,\nRyan
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You never know who has AIDS or some other STD's, so the best thing to do is to use condoms. NEVER have unprotected sex!! Even if the person is young or looks healthy. Be careful!
535360
How do you "make sex?"  I thought someone "has sex" which really means participates in sex acts.  Sadly, "f___ing" is a more of a verb than what you just said...\n\nAnyhow, it's good exercise and exercise is said to actually improve life expectancy.\n\nON THE OTHER HAND, you may be confusing sex with one partner with frequently having sex with strangers or acquantances.  In this case, one drastically increases the odds of contracting a sexually transmitted disease and then, yes, drastically decreasing their life expectancy - even if they have access to the new anti-virals because - as you probably know - HIV is not the only STD out there.
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Usually an HIV+ person is considered to have Aids when her CD-4 count is 200 or below. That's when most doctors start prescribing an Antiretroviral Treatment to boost the immune system and control the Viral Load. Many HIV+ people have been on treatment now for 18-20 years.\n \nWhat is important for your sister is to find a good treating doctor and to pay a special preventive attention to her immune system by mean of a healthy lifestyle, so that she can delay as much as possible the start of an Antiretroviral Treatment. Regular Western Blott test should be taken every 3 months.\n\nHIV/AIDS is not a death sentence these days! But it has to be well managed to insure longevity and quality of life.
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Do you mean raise their own kids or adopt.Aids/HIV is not the death sentence it use to be.With all the research and new drugs people who are affected with this horrible disease now have a longer life expectancy.There is no reason just because they are ill that they can not raise a child.
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Definitely, I know of someone right now that contracted HIV from oral sex. Condom is the only safer way to go.
347743
What exactly is your question, whether there are any?  there are people infected with HIV/AIDS everywhere
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My sympathies, and continuing best wishes for your health and strength. \n\nTalk to your doctor to find out  what you need to do to stay as healthy as you can, and to find out where you can go for support. Speaking with people who have HIV and people who have cared for or are related to HIV patients will: 1. help you recognize that you are not alone with this disease, and 2. give you additional resources and support. If you have trouble affording your medications, the manufacturers will help out. Check out their websites. Above all, stay positive and remember that you are still the wonderful, loveable and productive person you were before you found out your test results.
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contact your local hospital or red cross...they can help you find organizations that deal with HIV/aids. God Bless you and your cousin
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they have developed drug coctails (a number of precsription meds) that will boost your immune system in order for your body to bring the HIV virus level in your blood down to a level in which it can not be detected in a blood test....does that mean you're cured....Hell no...you are still at risk to infect others and run the chance of the virus level in your blood explode back up to a dangerous level the minute you stop taking the meds. It's also extreamly expensive.....look to be spending upwards of $2000-$3000 a month for the medications with can be up to 20 different pills that you have to take each day. it's a great advancement in medicine, but it gives people a false sense of safty. they begin to think that they don't have to use protection because there are medications out there they believe can cure them of the HIV infection and even go as far as not refusing to have sex with a person who they know is infected with HIV. This ill informed mentality becomes a harsh reality when they contract a strain of the virus that is not affected by the coctail. the coctail is not a cureall for HIV there are strains of the virus that are immune to the medications.....so be careful
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No! Where have you been for the past 25 years? HIV is a virus; you cannot cure a virus. There are treatments that can prolong your life if you are infected, but they don't always work for everyone. If you become infected, it is very unlikely that you will live out your normal lifespan, even if you have the drugs. And the drugs are too expensive for most people in the poorest countries where they have the highest rates of infection. There is no "cure" for AIDS!!!
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There is no cure at this time for HIV.  The person can lead a relatively normal life, with the proper treatment.  Who knows, there may be a cure someday as well.
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This is an interesting question. You cannot "treat" HIV with natural products but you can use alternative medicine to complement traditional treatment. I've done a lot of work with HIV patients and this approach seemed to provide the best outcome. In my practice, we use a lot of accupuncture, nutritional intervention, bio-feedback and counseling in addition to modern medicine. Our patients do very well. As for when to start the drugs, that's still a debate. You need to sit down with your health care provider to discuss this (prefably with an HIV specialist). Let me know if you have any more questions...Priscilla
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use condoms until you know from a blood test.You can't tell by looking at someone if they have the aids virus. They could look totaly healthy and be hiv positive.