- 1. Infectious diseases
- (Infectious diseases)
- ... anti-rejection drugs for a transplanted organ, which suppress your immune system You have HIV or AIDS You have certain types of cancer or other disorders that affect your immune system In addition, ...
- 2. Gangrene
- (Gangrene)
- ... virus (HIV) or if you're undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy, your body's ability to fight off an infection is impaired. Medications. In rare instances, the anticoagulant drug warfarin ...
- 3. Common warts
- (Common warts)
- ... HIV/AIDS or people who've had organ transplants Because warts shed HPV, new warts can appear as quickly as old ones go away. They can also spread to other people. Although most warts don't ...
- 4. HIV/AIDS
- (HIV/AIDS)
- AIDS is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By damaging your immune system, HIV interferes with your body's ability to fight the organisms ...
- 5. Can I get HIV from mosquitoes?
- (HIV Transmission)
- No. From the start of the HIV epidemic there has been concern about HIV transmission from biting and bloodsucking insects, such as mosquitoes. However, studies conducted by the CDC and elsewhere have ...
- 6. Can HIV be transmitted by human bite?
- (HIV Transmission)
- It is very rare, but in specific circumstances HIV can be transmitted by a human bite. In 1997, CDC published findings from a state health department investigation of an incident that suggested blood-to-blood ...
- 7. ACON Syphilis Test Strip
- (HIV Rapid Test)
- ... that have contributed to this rise include the crack cocaine epidemic and the high incidence of prostitution among drug users. One study reported a large number of HIV-infected females exhibited reactive ...
