if someone has intestinal parasites, does this mean that they have HIV?
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No. I'm not sure where you're making the connection with that, but you get intestinal parasites from eating infected foods. You get HIV by coming into contact with the body fluids of an infected person.
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At first there may not be any symptoms at all. The virus can live in the body without showing any symptoms for up to 10 years untreated. Symptoms do not seriously begin to develop until the virus has moved into the AIDS stage, which is the final stage of HIV infection. Within this stage, symptoms include:\n\n Mild: fatigue, unexplained weight loss, mild fever, diarrhea, and sore throat.\n Severe: loss of appetite, skin diseases, night sweats, and deterioration of mucous membranes.\n\n The best bet is to get tested regularly if you engage in risky sexual activity, or use injection drugs.  If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact your local department of public health. Free testing is available, as well as risk reduction, and post-infection counseling.
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hiv among other things
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You can be infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and have no symptoms at all. On average, it takes about 7 to 9 years for symptoms to develop. Most symptoms of AIDS are not caused directly by the HIV virus, but by an infection or other condition acquired due to the weakened immune system. Symptoms can include severe weight loss, fevers, headaches, drenching night sweats, fatigue, severe diarrhea, shortness of breath, and difficulty swallowing. The symptoms tend to last for weeks or months at a time and do not go away without treatment. Since these symptoms are commonly seen in other diseases, you can't assume any symptom is HIV/AIDS-related until you get laboratory tests. See a doctor if you think you may be at risk or if you have symptoms. \nYou might not know if you get infected by HIV. Some people get fever, headache, sore muscles and joints, stomach ache, swollen lymph glands, or a skin rash for one or two weeks. Most people think it's the flu. Some people have no symptoms. \nThe virus will multiply in your body for a few weeks or even months before your immune system responds. During this time, you won't test positive for HIV, but you can infect other people. \nWhen your immune system responds, it starts to make antibodies. When you start making antibodies, you will test positive for HIV. \nAfter the first flu-like symptoms, some people with HIV stay healthy for ten years or longer. But during this time, HIV is damaging your immune system. \nOne way to measure the damage to your immune system is to see how many CD4+ cells you have. These cells, also called "T-helper" cells, are an important part of the immune system. Healthy people have between 500 and 1,500 CD4+cells in milliliter of blood. \nWithout treatment, your CD4+ cell count will most likely go down. You might start having signs of HIV disease like fevers, night sweats, diarrhea, or swollen lymph nodes. If you have HIV disease, these problems will last more than a few days, and probably continue for several weeks.
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I did a lil' research for you & came up with this...Hope it helps:\n\nThe only way to know if you are infected is to be tested for HIV infection. You cannot rely on symptoms to know whether or not you are infected. Many people who are infected with HIV do not have any symptoms at all for many years.\n\nThe following may be warning signs of HIV infection: \n\nrapid weight loss \ndry cough \nrecurring fever or profuse night sweats \nprofound and unexplained fatigue \nswollen lymph glands in the armpits, groin, or neck \ndiarrhea that lasts for more than a week \nwhite spots or unusual blemishes on the tongue, in the mouth, or in the throat \npneumonia \nred, brown, pink, or purplish blotches on or under the skin or inside the mouth, nose, or eyelids \nmemory loss, depression, and other neurological disorders
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No. You don't! Even if this person has AIDS they are still human and they have feelings.
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Well... Many animals can swim or float.  So if a parasite is embedded in that creature's skin or oi living inside the intestineal tract, I'd say there wouldn't be too much problem.
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Blastocystis hominis is a common microscopic parasitic organism found throughout the world. Infection with Blastocystis hominis is called blastocystosis\n\nthe symptoms of infection with Blastocystis\nWatery or loose stools, diarrhea, abdominal pain, anal itching, weight loss, and excess gas have all been reported in persons with Blastocystis infection. Many people have no symptoms at all.\n\nBlastocystis can remain in the intestines for weeks, months, or years.\nDrugs are available by prescription to treat blastocystosis; however, sometimes medication is not effective.\n\nprevent infection with Blastocystis\nWash hands with soap and water after using the toilet and before handling food. \nAvoid water or food that may be contaminated. \nWash and peel all raw vegetables and fruits before eating. \nWhen traveling in countries where the water supply may be unsafe, avoid drinking unboiled tap water and avoid uncooked foods washed with unboiled tap water. Bottled or canned carbonated beverages, seltzers, pasteurized fruit drinks, and steaming hot coffee and tea are safe to drink. \nIf you work in a child care center where you change diapers, be sure to wash your hands thoroughly with plenty of soap and warm water after every diaper change, even if you wear gloves.
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Wives tale.  Only ingesting the larvae of worms will give you the infection.  The usual method of infection is oral-fecal, meaning you ate something that wasn't washed properly or you didn't wash your hands after touching microscopic amounts of feces with larvae in it.
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There are several diseases uncommon among those with healthy immune systems that tend to strike AIDS patients with such a frequency that they are considered "pathognomic" (i.e., if they exist, then AIDS exists) of AIDS. The most common of these include conditions such as PCP (Pneumocystis carnii pneumonia) and Kaposi's sarcoma (a type of cancer).
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Hey, No need to worry this much .. Chance of getting HIV in your case is very less may be less than 1 % . Chlamidia is more present in people and very easy to catch . That doesn't mean you will have HIV also .Also when you get HIV , more than 90% people will get symptoms like high fever,swollen lymph nodes etc during primary infection . I know some people who has chlamydia , They were free from HIV . I am sure your result will be negative . Just be happy ..
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That would be both fortunate and unfortunate. By that I mean AIDS is a terrible disease to have , and difficult to live with. So if he really does have AIDS, or is HIV positive, I am so very sorry!! But it's fortunate for you if you haven't slept with him yet.  DON'T!!!!!  And get checked yourself for the HIV virus,because you may have contracted this virus from him simply by French kissing, or if you two have engaged in oral sex. Please go to your local Health Dept, and they will test you for free. Then, give your friend all the love and support that you can, just do not engage in sexual activities with him, and that includes oral,anal,regular intercourse,deep tongue-in-mouth kissing...Good luck to you both!! You are both in my prayers.
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There is sometimes a flu-like illness when someone is infected, when they are going through what is called seroconversion, which is when the body is developing antibodies in response to the infection. A person can have virus in their body before there are enough antibodies to result in a positive test. Most of the time there are no symptoms at all.\n\nIf there is any chance of being infected, a person should get an HIV test. There are many clinics that will do this free, anonymously, and counseling and treatment are available.\n\nSomeone can be HIV positive and able to pass the infection to others for many years without having any symptoms.
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The other answers are close, but not quite.\n\nAIDS is Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.  It's caused by HIV.
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Hello:\nThis is in response to your question posted about symptoms of HIV. I treat a lot of patients with HIV and AIDS. There is a difference. Being HIV positive means simply that you have been exposed to the virus and infected. More often than not, people have no symptoms at all. There is a syndrome called "acute retroviral syndrome" which can occur weeks to a few months after being infected. The symptoms are like having a flu. Fever, swollen lymph nodes, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, malaise, sore throat, muscle and joint aches, and a diffuse rash on the body however, this resolves soon and the person thinks he/she just had a flu or bad cold. Most HIV patients have no symptoms until their T-cell CD4 counts get below a certain number and their viral load (the number of copies of virus in 1 ml of blood) rises above a certain number. When these two things happen, the patient will begin to develop symptoms, ie. more colds, more viral infections, pneumonia, bronchitis, yeast infections, thrush, skin rashes. Then there is what are called "AIDS-defining illnesses". Examples include esophageal "thrush", pneumocystis pneumonia ("PCP"), kaposi sarcoma (a type of skin cancer that are deep purple in color) just to name a few.  The only real way you know if you have HIV is to have the HIV 1&2 antibody test done by your physician. This can be done by blood draw, or more simply a swab of your mouth/saliva. If positive, then the doc will check your viral load and T-cell counts. Usually symptoms do not start appearing until the T-lymphocyte cell count falls below 200. HIV is not a death sentence like it was originally. Most people infected with HIV back in the early 80's to mid 90's went on to develop full blown AIDS due to lack of anti-retroviral drugs. Currently, the are many HIV drugs that target the virus replication, entry into the T-cells, ability of virus to form its protein coat, and some others that act in a different manner that are in the drug pipeline but not currently available. Rarely in the United States do you see AIDS defining illnesses and people are living much longer now. I have a patient I treat who was diagnosed in 1988 and he is still very much alive and kicking thanks to the many drug cocktails available to keep the virus at bay. In fact, the virus is undetectable in his bloodstream now and his T-cell counts are back to normal.\nI hope this helped answer your questions.\nRegards, \nWarren Shaffer, M.D.
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No.\n\nAs other have said, HIV transmisison requires much more than "touching" a person with "full blown AIDS".  It requires the exchange of infected bodily fluids; blood, semen, vaginal excretions, breast milk, etc.  This isn't the Star Trek episode that depicted an illness that was transmitted though sweat.\n\nAlso, HIV lives for a very short time outside the body--mere seconds at most; not 24 hours.\n\nFinally, if merely touching someone with AIDS could transmit HIV many, many more people would have HIV.  More than likely, we all know someone with HIV or knows someone who knows someone or knows someone who knows someone who knows....  well, you get the idea....
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Intestinal parasites. Also lots of different diseases could be responsible. See a doctor!