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Nosophobia, also known as disease phobia [1] or illness anxiety disorder, [2] is the irrational fear of contracting a disease, a type of specific phobia.Primary fears of this kind are fear of contracting HIV infection (AIDS phobia or HIV serophobia), [3] pulmonary tuberculosis (phthisiophobia), [4] sexually transmitted infections (syphilophobia or venereophobia), [5] cancer (carcinophobia ...
A 2011 community-based study found that the most widely reported barrier to care amongst HIV-positive individuals is fear of stigma within healthcare settings. [28] HIV-positive individuals who have experienced significant HIV-related stigma are 2.4 times less likely to present for HIV care. [26]
In 2012, the US DHHS included guidelines on occupational PEP (oPEP) use for individuals with HIV exposures occurring in health care settings. [18] Since taking HIV-attacking medications shortly after exposure was proven to reduce the risk of contracting HIV, this led to research into pre-exposure prophylaxis by taking medication before a ...
fear of spiders and other arachnids such as scorpions, a zoophobia: Astraphobia: fear of thunder and lightning: Atelophobia: fear of imperfection; a synonym of perfectionism: Athazagoraphobia: fear of forgetting, forgetfulness and/or being forgotten [11] [12] Atychiphobia: fear of failure [13] or negative evaluations of others Autophobia: fear ...
This combination of drugs is also known to increase HIV resistance to these medications when used as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in individuals who have already (recently) been infected with HIV. Cabotegravir ( Apretude ) shares a similar black box warning to only use the medication if a person tests negative for HIV infection.
ADAP Advocacy is an American national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., that is dedicated to promoting and enhancing the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) and improving access to care and treatment for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in the United States and the U.S. Territories.
If you are unable to speak, many states allow texts to be sent to 911, the health care system noted. "Type the numbers ‘9-1-1’ into the ‘to’ or ‘recipient’ field," Macias ...
This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.