Category: HIV
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How Can I Avoid HIV?: 5 Tips To Prevent HIV Transmission
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The word HIV is enough to send shivers down anyone’s spine. HIV is incorrectly assumed to bea death-knell by many people. This is also the reason many people try to avoid this seeminglymorbid subject altogether, thus missing out on even the important points – like adopting suitablemethods to be cautious against the virus. Today, it…
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Conversations During Commuting – PEP & PrEP
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Dr. Srikant Hari was traveling by a shared cab and writing out some notes in his notepad. His co-passenger, an inquisitive young girl, spotted some words like ‘prep’ and struck up a conversation with the Doctor. “Sir, are you a medical professor?” asked the curious girl, “asking students to prepare for a test?” Doctor, realizing…
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Conversations During Commuting – HIV Treatment
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Dr. Srikant Hari was taking his usual 10 am metro to the hospital where he consulted. A fellow commuter noticed the red cross on his bag and questioned the Doctor, “Oh! You’re a Doctor!” The doctor politely nodded yes. On being prodded about his specialization, Doctor responded that he usually works with HIV patients. “HIV?”…
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The ART Of Life After HIV: HIV & Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)
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Hearing the word ‘HIV’ often alarms people and being diagnosed with the virus is often perceived as a death knell. However, major scientific breakthroughs in recent years and tested medical practices have proven that HIV today can be managed just as easily as any other disease or disorder like High BP or Diabetes. What is…
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Best HIV Specialist Doctor in Mumbai
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HIV is a virus that affects the immune system. HIV is transmitted via sexual exposure with an infected person or through contact with infected blood or blood products. There are two variants of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is the most common type of HIV. HIV, if left untreated, causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). People…
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Ask me about HIV/STD related questions
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If a person is infected with HIV/AIDS, then what precautions should be taken by him? If a person is infected with HIV/AIDS, there are several precautions they should take to protect their health and prevent the transmission of the virus to others. Here are some important precautions: Consistently take antiretroviral therapy (ART): ART is the…
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Garlic and HIV: What You Should Know
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Garlic and HIV Garlic, known for its various health benefits, is essential for boosting one’s immunity and helps prevent diseases such as cancer, atherosclerosis, diabetes etc. As HIV tends to lower one’s immunity by attacking the T-cells, PLHIV (People living with HIV) often look for ways to boost their immunity and garlic seems to be…
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