With God, all things are possible.

I would advice you tell your cousin to go for a HIV confirmatory test and not just all them normal strip tests. Its more expensive but more accurate.

docphresh:
that's a very blasted and erroneous statistics. it's easier for a man to infect a woman than for woman to infect a man! Quote ur source and stop pouring hyper toxic stuff here.

Exactly. The woman is the receptor and rate of infection is higher here..except of course if the man's VL is very low and undetectable due to adherence to ART.

The risk of male to female transmission is indeed very higher than what you quoted. Maybe you quoted the reversal case i.e female to male. Check your source well or change your source.

sainty2k3:


Yes , it is very possible. The risk of male to female transmission is 0.07 to 0.08% per unprotected vag.in.a intercouse.although this also depends on the ,man's viral load and drug complaint if he's on drug. The risk is Much lower in kissing, and higher if there is cut from infected sharp object.
But the risk is still there and there is no wisdom in taken chances, discordant couple should use condom always

BKings:
My cousin's husband has been diagnosed with hiv. When I heard the news I put a call to her, asking her if she has it too but she said no. The man was first diagnosed +ve last november, after he became too weak and according to her, they took it as false because she was tested negative. March again this year, the man also tested positive but she negative. I then advised her to go for another test which she did few days ago and said it is negative. My question, is it possible for the man to have it and not pass it to her, or is she just lying in fear of stigmatization? She said she has stopped unprotected sex with him since last two months though, but how about other previous months they've been doing it raw. Doctors, experienced ones, please kindly say something. I'm really feeling bad

......As a trained professional chemical scientist....yes...it is possible to have HIV and still not transfer it to your partner if engaged in unprotected sex....the same situation also occurs for two AS partners and still not give birth to an SS child......but in this case,it's God assistance thats involved for the AS partners and the child....and i'll tell you HIV is the primary and weak version of AIDS and though deadly,it is circulated in the blood but the concentration is different in each part of the blood but can still be detected in any section of the blood......depending on the stage of the virus....it is probably a 60/40 possibilty......an early detected HIV virus has a lower risk of transfer of the virus while a late detected HIV has 95% risk of virus transfer.

Now to be very sure....there are three method of testing for HIV but i can only remember two.....the first is the ALEREH PAPER STRIP(it can detect HIV at its middle and late stage but not always trustworthy when it comes to the early-stage of the virus)......the second is the UNIGOLD TEST(very reliable in detecting both the early,middle and late stage of the HIV virus).


FOR CONFIRMATION: Tell your cousin to carry out the retroviral test(HIV) using her blood not urine or sputum(mucus obtained from spit in the mouth).....this is because....HIV is easily detectable in the blood than in the urine.....the same also applies for pregnancy and UDRL test(syphillis).






HOPE THIS IS QUITE ENOUGH....I DON'T WANT TO GO FURTHER!!

MODIFIED!!!

VIPERVENOM:
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And Another reason you lost your Job is you book so much

YerYer:


This is common practice, it is a prophylactic approach to starve off the spread of the virus. It's not an isolated approach; if you work in a hospital and you get stuck with a needle for example irregardless if the patient the needle was used on has HIV, hepatitis etc, you are immediately started on an antiviral regimen for several months.

Yes, the point you just made is called POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PEP) and the drugs are given WITHIN 72 hours of exposure. That was why l was worried when you advised she should start medications...when was she exposed to the virus and for how long will she take it, which antiviral medication will she take. Self medication is an abuse of medical treatment and we should not encourage it.

IYANGBALI:
ok where latrine dey for here I wan shiiit?

You see why i said I can't give you my weed.

IYANGBALI:
Hmmmmmm it depends on the style the dey take dey enter her borehole,if the man na rough rider and she get plenty bush surrounding her farm,omo na gobe be dat o

Small boy! From your comment you were born btw 1998/2000. NB: Go and read for your third term examination.

WHO

Starships4u:
She said to herself "HE THAT IS IN ME IS GREATER THAN HE THAT IS IN THE WORLD".... He has faith that can move mountains.... Its medically impossible so long as the have unprotected sex...

oga,in medical practice,there is this saying,"never say never".
Sometimes,it is a matter of receptors.
Some ppl just don't have receptors for HIV,just like d way chicken pox will afflict everybody in d family and spare one person.
Other factors include viral load,immune status,even diet too.

almajirimallam:
Small boy! From your comment you were born btw 1998/2000. NB: Go and read for your third term examination.

ayam a mechanic

Can this HIV be transmitted by kissing the carrier?

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www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/hivaids/research/vaccines/Pages/default.aspx

Check the link above. l know there are a lot of research going on towards finding a vaccine for HIV but as at today there is none yet.

Yes it is very common to have HIV-NEGATIVE babies from hiv-positive parents. This through what we call PREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION OF HIV (PMTCT). Through this strategy CUBA is the first country globally to have achieved Elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV (eMTCT) and Nigeria will get there

NIAID means National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. It is a US department of National Institute of Health (NIH)

Keziehenry:
When i was in school, my departmental presido was dating a girl, later it was discovered the girl is hiv positive and the guy went for test and he was negative and they have dated for over 4yrs. To cut the long story short, d guy ended up marrying d girl and i believe the have kids now.

That's what you were told. Did you see his HIV test ?

joesmarisvisa:
Can this HIV be transmitted by kissing the carrier?

.....yes if it has attained the middle and late or chronic stage and also if the carrier has any suspected injury or sore in the lip or tongue............TO BE ON A SAFE SIDE.....DO NOT KISS ON THE LIP AND ALSO AVOID PECKING SUCH PERSON IF HE/SHE IS COVERED IN SWEAT.

joesmarisvisa:
Can this HIV be transmitted by kissing the carrier?

Kissing is considered low risk.
Technically it's possible but unlikely.
But most times people don't stop at kissing.
They move on to other sexual activities.
Condoms prevent HIV and other stds.

Below contributor is right, as a matter of fact, your cousin is very lucky and both of them should go to Heart-to-Hearth Center for expert counselling. The issue of discordant couples....the reaserch is still on going in that aspect......Scientists are trying to see if someone like your cousin that has a strong hormones might be used in combating the scourge.

LadyFiona:
Your cousin is very lucky beause their is an increased risk for male to female transmission than females to males due to the large surface area that makes up the woman's genita|ia

The issue of your cousin having high immunity is a major factor on why she didn't get the infection but she has to check again in three month's and six month's time to be sure, the kids should also be tested too.
And lastly~~

Maybe they are the rare groups of discordant couples known.


I suggest they visit a Heart to heart centre for proper counselling and management.

tuoyoojo:
yes

this is one of the explanation given

it is very possible..there was a study in uganda about some prostitutes who despite being exposed to the hiv virus time and again, they did not come down with the infection

the reason is simple...before hiv can get into the blood stream, there is a receptor on the cell namely ccr5 and cxcr4. now these are the doors or access points of this virus to get into the cell. now some people with mutation or change in this gene that codes for this receptor, hence the virus cannot get into the body with dis mutated receptor which makes those people immune to hiv

that as simple as it gets

i asked my lecturer in medical school then, would it be possible to give someone a drug and cause the mutation, he smiled and said no..."how people get this mutation is not known"

well said. and also mutation of gp120 and gp 41 receptors

lolly2pops:
My dad is + and my mom is -. So yes, it is possible. He's been living with the virus for 10 years but lately tests reveal he is negative. He continues taking his meds as before.

d commonest of d tests for this disease is based on detection of antibodies to d virus in d blood stream.
The virus might have been suppressed to an undetectable level based on that particular type of test but that doesn't mean he ain't still +ve.
A polymerase chain reaction test is d best in this case and even for d woman d op is talking abt cos this test looks for d virus itself and not its antibody like is done in d usual tests in most centres.
This test(PCR) is available in just few centres and are usually reference hospitals which are few per geopolitical zone.

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stayblack:
IF U LOVE UR COUSIN,TELL HER MAKE SHE RUN AND NEVER LOOK BACK...

run say watin happen? Monkey brain

Hopefully someday the Medical Community will fully understand the mechanics of the transmission. For now there are still many in-conclusions and and unanswered questions.

Stay safe and enjoy life.

Buonsenso:

One illness is not better than the other.
This is not choosing between amala or pounded yam.


Condoms work. Use it!!

The same way all animals are equal but some are more equal than the others.

All death na death but would you rather you die quietly in your sleep at the age of 100 or be eaten alive bit by bit by a pack of wolves in a lonely island at the age of 22. At the you are dead either ways.

HIV+ is way better than being a cancer or a diabetic patient or a lunatic.

Kingtom report here now

BKings:
My cousin's husband has been diagnosed with hiv. When I heard the news I put a call to her, asking her if she has it too but she said no. The man was first diagnosed +ve last november, after he became too weak and according to her, they took it as false because she was tested negative. March again this year, the man also tested positive but she negative. I then advised her to go for another test which she did few days ago and said it is negative. My question, is it possible for the man to have it and not pass it to her, or is she just lying in fear of stigmatization? She said she has stopped unprotected sex with him since last two months though, but how about other previous months they've been doing it raw. Doctors, experienced ones, please kindly say something. I'm really feeling bad

very very possible. A neighbour of mine tested hiv positive years ago but the wife negative and the man eventually died.

Although another scenario was both positive and negative I saw.

What I deduce is that it has to do with immune system but in all, one should avoid this deadly disease because its real.

@poster......please can u share with us other earlier symptoms ur cousin developed apart from being very weak according to the wife?

BKings:
My cousin's husband has been diagnosed with hiv. When I heard the news I put a call to her, asking her if she has it too but she said no. The man was first diagnosed +ve last november, after he became too weak and according to her, they took it as false because she was tested negative. March again this year, the man also tested positive but she negative. I then advised her to go for another test which she did few days ago and said it is negative. My question, is it possible for the man to have it and not pass it to her, or is she just lying in fear of stigmatization? She said she has stopped unprotected sex with him since last two months though, but how about other previous months they've been doing it raw. Doctors, experienced ones, please kindly say something. I'm really feeling bad

what a question! If d guy is truly infected, has bn having unprotected sex wt d wife, and has been ejaculating directly into her womanhood, no way; she certainly has it. One may want to argue that her immune system could be very strong to resist d infection but I can tell u dt consistent sex (wc increases d viral load/population) and incubation period (time taken fr d virus to establish itself nd initiate infection) are integral factors that clould av predisposed her to hiv infctn..
P.S: I'm nt a medical doctor yet o; m still a microbiologist.....

Adultnextdoor:
......As a trained professional chemical scientist....yes...it is possible to have HIV and still not transfer it to your partner if engaged in unprotected sex....the same situation also occurs for two AS partners and still not give birth to an SS child......some might say it is God....but i'll tell you HIV is the primary and weak version of AIDS and though deadly,it is circulated in the blood but the concentration is different in each part of the blood but can still be detected in any section of the blood......depending on the stage of the virus....an early detected HIV virus has a lower risk of transfer of the virus while a late detected HIV has 95% risk of virus transfer.

Now to be very sure....there are three method of testing for HIV but i can only remember two.....the first is the ALEREH PAPER STRIP(it can detect HIV at its middle and late stage but not always trustworthy when it comes to the early-stage of the virus)......the second is the UNIGOLD TEST(very reliable in detecting both the early,middle and late stage of the HIV virus).


FOR CONFIRMATION: Tell your cousin to carry out the retroviral test(HIV) usinf her blood not urine or sputum(mucus obtained from spit in the mouth).....this is because....HIV is easily detectable in the blood than in the urine.....the same also applies for pregnancy and UDRL test(syphillis).






HOPE THIS IS QUITE ENOUGH....I DON'T WANT TO GO FURTHER!!

If let's say a man has HIV,has a high viral load,and they engage in rough unlubricated sex where they both sustain minor abrasions leading to blood contact,and d wife has receptors for d disease,my brother,there is nothing that will prevent d woman from contracting d disease.
The issue abt sickle cell is diff,that one is a matter of probability,just like d way U might not get d number 6 even if U throw a dice up for 10 times even though d probability for getting 6 is 1/6 per dice throw.
Summary is that if ALL d predisposing factors are present,it will take a miracle for an exposed person to escape d disease unlike in sickle cell where U have just 1/4 chance of getting a sickle child and this applies to EVERY Of d pregnancy not d sum of all d pregnancies.
Abeg,as a trained professional U claim to be,know d type of info U give ppl cos they will believe Ur words just like a christian will believe whatever is in d bible.

Maintech:
That one na serious matter but being HIV+ is far better than having diabetes or cancer.

Or ebola...