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Acute HIV Infection : Risk Factors

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Risk Factors List

  • exposure to contaminated body fluids
  • Needles & syringes, contaminated
  • Past History of Viral Hepatitis
  • Needle Sharing
  • Personal history of malaria
  • Unprotected Anal Sex
  • High risk sexual behavior
  • Prostitution
  • Personal history of tuberculosis

Specific Risk Factors Articles

Safe sex
Safe sex means taking precautions during sex that can keep you from getting a sexually transmitted disease(STD), or from giving an STD to your partner. These diseases include genital herpes, genital warts, HIV, Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, hepa...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 12, 2008
Drug abuse
Drug abuse is the use of illegal drugs, or the misuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs.Substance abuse; Illicit drug abuse; Narcotic abuse; Hallucinogen abuse.MARIJUANA(also called"grass,""pot,""reefer,""joint,""hashish,""cannabis,""weed,...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 15, 2009
Transfusion Therapy
The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person(donor) to another(recipient).Transfusions are given to restore lost or depleted blood components, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deli...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Transfusion Therapy
Transfusion therapy refers to the process of administering whole blood or blood components to a patient through an intravenous(IV) needle or catheter placed in a patient''s vein. Blood and blood products may be autologous(comprised of the patient''s...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Transfusion
Transfusion is the process of transferring whole blood or blood components from a donor to a recipient.Transfusions are given to restore lost blood, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deliver oxygen to the body''s ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Transfusion
The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person(donor) to another(recipient).Transfusions are given to restore lost blood, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deliver oxygen to the body''...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Detailed information on sexually transmitted diseases, including causes, diagnosis, and prevention
Source:StayWell
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Detailed information on sexually transmitted diseases, including causes, diagnosis, and prevention
Source:StayWell
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
For example, initiation of sexual intercourse and experimentation with alcohol and drugs are normative adolescent behaviors. However, these behaviors often result in negative health outcomes such as the acquisition of sexually transmitted diseases...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Prostitution
Prostitution is defined as"the act or practice of engaging in sexual activity for money or its equivalent"(Garner 1999, p. 1238). Except for parts of Nevada, it is a criminal act in the United States.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
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