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HIV Patient Saliva High Viral Load
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Herpes Viruses
The herpes virus group includes a number of common infections, including herpes simplex, varicella-zoster (the cause of chickenpox and shingles), cytomegalovirus, herpes virus 6, and Epstein-Barr (EB) virus (the cause of mononucleosis). About 2,100 people are hospitalized each year from herpes-associated encephalitis. These viruses share certain features, including the capacity to cause an infection and then to go into hiding. They can lie dormant for periods of time as...
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Viral Meningitis
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
The word meningitis means any inflammation of the meninges, the membranes filled with blood vessels that cover and protect the spinal cord and... Read more »
HIV patients may have harder arteries
According to a new study, HIV patients who are receiving highly active anti-retroviral therapy have arteries that are as stiff as healthy patients... Read more »
AIDS and HIV Infection
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
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HIV Testing
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Article updated and reviewed by Cyrus Badshah, MD PhD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia... Read more »
Encephalitis: Viral: Symptoms
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Encephalitis is a rare disease, extremely uncommon in the U.S. even for people in the risk groups discussed below. Many people fall into the... Read more »
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