Science of HIV / Progression
Have a question?
- Do HIV antivirals affect all cells, or only those infected with HIV? Also, how does the virus kill the cell it infects?
- Posted: January 29, 2007
- Response: Donna Sweet, M.D.
- Is it possible that HIV virus can survive for long in water?
- Posted: July 13, 2006
- Response: Peter Shalit, M.D.
- Please tell me what HIV was called before HIV....was it HTLV1, HTLV2, or what? Also, when did it change to being called HIV and what date was GRID no longer called GRID? I would appreciate your expertise on this.
- Posted: June 12, 2006
- Response: Mark Katz, M.D.
- Is AIDS considered an autoimmune disease?
- Posted: April 17, 2006
- Response: Mark Katz, M.D.
- There is a small percent of individuals living with the virus who are labeled LTNP(long term non-progressor). I along with some other people are trying to find out what makes us so different.
- Posted: October 10, 2005
- Response: John Barrow, M.D.
- Hope you can help me -- if a person has had HIV for 22 years and had treatment for five of those years is it possible for this person still to be fit and well??
- Posted: October 7, 2005
- Response: Mark Katz, M.D.
- I want information about what are the organs affected due to AIDS and also which type of cells are damaged and to what extent?
- Posted: October 1, 2005
- Response: Mark Katz, M.D.
- I have a viral load of 45000. and a T-cell count of 624 -- how long till I have to start treatment? How long do you live on treatment? What is the life expectancy of a person with this level of load and T-cell count? What happens when I start treatment?
- Posted: April 1, 2005
- Response: John Barrow, M.D.
- Why is HIV transmitted through blood and semen, but not sweat?
- Posted: February 11, 2005
- Response: Mark Katz, M.D.
- ...have you ever heard of this diagnostic system and is it safe to trust the results on this COBAS CORE which can give results in two hours?
- Posted: January 11, 2005
- Response: Mark Katz, M.D.
- Hello, is there such a thing as a 'list' of the symptoms (stages) and/or progression of the HIV and AIDS viruses?
- Posted: January 6, 2005
- Response: Ross Slotten, M.D.
- I have a client that is HIV positive. He has reported that he smoke marijuana. I would like to know if smoking marijuana advances the virus.
- Posted: November 22, 2004
- Response: Donna Sweet, M.D.
- Is there HIV 3? If so, how is it transmitted, what tests are used to test for it, what areas of the world is it prevalent?
- Posted: September 30, 2004
- Response: Mark Katz, M.D.
- I know that the HIV virus attacks the Helper T-cells but I don't know what the AIDS virus does. Can you tell me the difference between HIV and AIDS?
- Posted: September 30, 2004
- Response: John Barrow, M.D.
- Her doctor told her that the virus can remain dormant for 15 years. Is that true? I had been told that it can only be dormant for 6 months. Whats the truth?
- Posted: May 14, 2004
- Response: Trevor Hawkins, M.D.
- He stated that once your cd4 cells are depleted and your immune system begins to rebuild after starting HIV therapy that you have an artificial immune system because it is not the one you were born with. Is this true?
- Posted: January 29, 2004
- Response: Martin Markowitz, M.D.
- If the HIV virus cannot survive lower temperatures. I wonder, why isn't a clinically controlled reduction in body temperature to the point at which the virus dies is considered as a cure for HIV/AIDS?
- Posted: September 26, 2003
- Response: Mark Katz, M.D.
- I am a 31 year old female living in Turkey. I was diagnosed with AIDS in June 2001. Initial VL 743,000, CD4 count 25. Since August 2001 my VL[viral load] has been under 50 copy/ml.
- Posted: August 4, 2003
- Response: John Barrow, M.D.
- If HIV1 virus triggers an autoimmune disorder (e.g Diffuse Infiltrative Lymphocytosis Syndrome, PN) in the first couple of months after infection, could the production of antibodies be delayed signficantly by the immune system disorder such that it might take 6-12 months before antibodies are detected by Elisa testing?
- Posted: July 31, 2003
- Response: Marty Markowitz, M.D.
- When a person T-cell count falls below 200, they are classified as having AIDS. What happens if through medicines and good habits such as eating and excercising there count goes back up to 400. Do they still have AIDS, or have they gone back to only HIV positive?
- Posted: July 21, 2003
- Response: Lisa Capaldini, M.D.
- I have a question that it is causing me a lot of concerns. 9 months ago I got injured while in Nigeria. At the hospital they gave me blood.
- Posted: March 31, 2003
- Response: Rodger MacArthur, M.D.
- Several years ago studies had been done regarding the thymus gland producing new T-cells...are there any new and updated studies on this subject of being able to find a way for the production of new CD4 T-Cells? I am in need of finding a way to 'BIRTH' new T-Cells as my count is low.
- Posted: March 27, 2003
- Response: Marty Markowitz, M.D.
- I have found that there are 3 types of HIV viruses, is this right?
- Posted: March 18, 2003
- Response: John Barrow, M.D.
- This week, Reuters had a news story reporting that HIV can infect fat cells. What measures are being taken to look into this finding? How could something this major go unnoticed for years of HIV scientific research? Could other cells be infected by HIV? If so, wouldn t it be wise to look for HIV in other cells in the body? Lastly, what will this finding have on the goal of eliminating the body of HIV?
- Posted: September 17, 2002
- Response: Marty Markowitz, M.D.
- What is the taxonomic classicfication of the AIDS Virus?
- Posted: May 21, 2002
- Response: Mark Katz, M.D.
- I took a blood test for an insurance policy and it came back positive for HIV. The test was confirmed and my T-cell count is 374 and viral load is 27,000. Is it possible to estimate when I was infected?
- Posted: May 13, 2002
- Response: Trevor Hawkins, M.D.
- Why is AIDS incurable?
- Posted: April 22, 2002
- Response: Mark Katz, M.D.
- A close relative has been diagnosed. His wife says it is HIV but he has so many of the symptoms of full blown AIDS. Would chemo be used if Kaposi's sarcoma were not present? Have they improved the HIV cocktails in the last number of years? Also, he had Pneumocystis pneumonia about 9 years ago--if they haven't had sex since then, is it likely she would test negative even though they had regular unprotected sex up until then?
- Posted: April 22, 2002
- Response: Lisa Capaldini, M.D.
- Have there been any cases where someone has contracted the virus and has been cured from it? Can a person not catch HIV at all? Why are some more susceptible that others? Is it legit to say that a cure is coming?
- Posted: April 5, 2002
- Response: Ross Slotten, M.D.
- My friend was diagnosed HIV positive 1992. What exactly is HIV positive? Also, this is kind of a difficult question, but if he has survived for the past 10 years, how much longer will he continue to do so? One last question, is there any sexual activity for him that can be engaged in without his partner contracting the virus?
- Posted: March 3, 2002
- Response: Rodger MacArthur, M.D.
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