Question 1

can you please explain why aids is no longer a terminal illness in the united states?

Accepted Answer

Because of HAART: Hiv/aids is no longer felt to be a terminal illness if detected early enough and if a person takes highly active antiretroviral therapy, or haart.  People with HIV can now live close to a normal lifespan if they take care of themselves and continue haart, which will help to restore their damaged immune system.  However, there are still a few people who die from hiv/aids if disease is too advanced.

Question 2

i have aids what do i do to live longer?

Accepted Answer

Think positive: Take your prescribed antiviral meds properly and avoid illicit drugs or abuse of alcohol and you should do well.  It is a whole new world in HIV care than 15 years ago.

Question 3

how long can a person live once they have aids?

Accepted Answer

Long, with treatment: Today, people with hiv/aids who are placed on appropriate medications and adhere to them can expect to live nearly as long as those without hiv.

Question 4

what is aids and how is it transmitted from 1 person to another....?

Accepted Answer

Sex and drugs: Aids is the late stage of HIV infection.  Hiv is transmitted through unprotected sex (especially intercourse) or through sharing needles and syringes during drug use.

Question 5

can u get aids from used panties if the person might have aids?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: It is unlikely that you would get HIV from used panties but it is best to wear your own clean panties.

Question 6

if a diabetic and aids infected person bit someone, would the bitten person be infected too?

Accepted Answer

From cdc.gov website: It is very rare, but in specific circumstances HIV can be transmitted by a human bite. In 1997, cdc published findings from a state health department investigation of an incident that suggested blood-to-blood transmission of HIV by a human bite. There have been other rare reports in the medical literature in which HIV appeared to have been transmitted by a human bite. Biting is not a common way of.

Question 7

what if you masturbate in the used panties and you ejaculation in them  and the person might have aids?

Accepted Answer

No risk: The HIV virus doesn't stay alive long after leaving the warmth of a human body. You do not sound as if you are at risk for infection.

http://www.cdc.gov/ActAgainstAIDS/basics/transmission.html

Question 8

how does a person get affected with aids?

Accepted Answer

Here is some great: information about how HIV is transmitted.  See:  https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/transmission.html

Question 9

what is the average life expectancy of a person with fullblown aids?

Accepted Answer

Depends: It is always difficult to determine life expectancy of anyone with any type of chronic illness like hiv/aids. There are very good anti-hiv medications, which can extend life.  Many of my patients who have had full-blown aids are still living 20+ years, but some have also died soon after diagnosis.  It ultimately depends on one's immune system and how quickly they can recover before getting sick.

Question 10

if you caught aids, what can you do to the person who gave it to you?

Accepted Answer

Not much: Except in the case of rape, it  takes the cooperation of two people to get HIV infection. Thee have been a few legal cases, both civil and criminal, where people have lied about their status, but in general, you're expected to protect yourself.

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