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A 32-year-old male asked:
What are some of the risk factors for getting hiv/aids?
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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgeanswered
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
The risk factors for getting HIV/AIDS include:: IV drug use, Sexual intercourse, Blood Transfusion, Organ transplant.
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A 32-year-old male asked:
What is HIV/AIDS a risk factor for?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgeanswered
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
HIV/AIDS is a risk factor for:: Cryptococcus, Low testosterone, Neuropathy, Nerve pain, Addison's disease, Adrenal insufficiency, Aspergillosis, Athlete's foot, Bacterial infection of the vagina, Berger's disease, Bone infection, Brain abscess, Brain cancer, Brain tumor, Campylobacter, Cervical cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma, Cholangitis, Cholera, Cold sore, Cryptococcosis, Dry eyes, Esophageal varices, Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Fungal meningitis, Gastroenteritis, Genital herpes, Gingivitis, Glomerulonephritis, Granuloma annulare, Group B streptococcal infection, Guillain Barre syndrome, Hepatitis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Herpes, Herpes zoster, Histoplasmosis, Hypertriglyceridemia, Hypoparathyroidism, Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, Jock itch, Kaposi's sarcoma, Kwashiorkor, Lactic acidosis, Lymphogranuloma venereum, Lymphoma, MALT lymphoma, Metabolic syndrome, Miller Fisher Syndrome, Molluscum Contagiosum, Mononeuritis multiplex, MRSA, Mycobacterium avium intracellulare, Myocarditis, Non Hodgkin's lymphoma, Pancreatitis, Pityriasis ve.
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Last updated Jun 1, 2016
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