elef Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 Hi check_bin_krap, maybe you're correct, I'm just relating their own story and maybe they don't know or not speak the truth. But they get free medication and that cannot stop the outbreaks, they say every month how I know. No specialist however could stop that the faces of their babies are marked with herpes! elef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabio Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 check_bin_krap said:You will only infect someone during the outbreaks. Actually, HSV carriers can infect others without outbreaks, but they are indeed more infectious during outbreaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabio Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 elef said:No specialist however could stop that the faces of their babies are marked with herpes! What a disgrace for something that was probably avoidable with simple measures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabio Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 thai3 said:Hep B is said to be 100 times easier to get than HIV, just another reason for condom use If the effectiveness of condoms for Hep B is similar to HIV, the risk remains high. It is obvious in this case that vaccination is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongatu Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 There is an extremely low risk for the male of contracting HIV from vaginal sex while using a condom. There is also a very low risk, again for the male, of contracting HIV without a condom, something like a one in 6000 chance, according to the US CDC. That said, I still wish their was a vacine that would protect against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Its my understanding that Hep C is the worst as there is no cure and eventually you'll need an organ transplant. Interesting, that one doesn't hear of herpes nowadays, it was the big scare years ago. Either everyone has it or its been dealt with, because it hardly gets mentioned nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongatu Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Re: Herpes, an awful lot of people have it and it really is not a serious life threatening disease especially compared to the other things you could catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALHOLK Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Hi! I got this years ago before there were shots to cover both a and b. The names were Haverix(a) and Engerix(. They claimed that the shots were effective for 20 to 30 years. In my opinion anybody engaged in p4p in SE Asia without this protection is plain stupid. Actually even those who don't engage in p4p should still take it as Hepatitis b can be caugh from unclean hypodermics etc. Hepatitis a is caught from bad food, especially sea food (shell fish). A frind of mine caught this on Bali in 70's and couldn't drink a drop af alcohol for 2 years. :onfire: regards ALHOLK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 I enjoyed that nicety called Hep "B" thing as a child. Tried to dodge military service based on that but no. The doctors said no other effects other than being immune to it and not being fit to donate blood (!). They also said something about drinking alcohol but I forgot what it was about. Long time, more than 30 years ago, who would remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun_Kong Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 chocolat steve said:Its my understanding that Hep C is the worst as there is no cure and eventually you'll need an organ transplant. Interesting, that one doesn't hear of herpes nowadays, it was the big scare years ago. Either everyone has it or its been dealt with, because it hardly gets mentioned nowadays. Hep C is curable now! Ribavarin + pegylated interferon, once/week shots, daily pills for 12 months. The pegylated form of interferon is kind of controlled release, so the drug levels in your blood don't fluctuate too much. I was a Hep Cat for almost 20 years before undergoing 2 years of therapy. Have now been free of Hep C (by PCR assay) for almost 2 years. Last PCR was done about 8 months ago. Anybody with Hep C should recheck with their doctor about this treatment regimen. Works very well, almost 100% on some of the sub-types and especially in those with lower viral titers. I believe it is now approved by the US FDA, but maybe one can get free treatment through a research study program. Some nasty side effects: anemia, weakness, shortness of breathe from low RBC count, and incredibly itchy skin, along with getting the flu symptoms each week with the shot- but well worth it! Good with the bad: the Hep C made me give up drinking around 1990. Now clear of virus, but still not drinking. Leave it to y'all to decide if that's good or bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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