₦airaland Forum

I wonder the take of the Edo people are about the actions of the govenor. I find it funny that majority of those making the loudest noise are not even from the state.

For all those frothing from every from orifice conceivable, a simple question:

What would you have Oshiomole do now?

Resign?
Issue another apology, sincere this time?
kill himself?

GenBuhari: Rossike,
The term average Nigerian , means that it includes children infants and elderlyand unemployed adults
So the same way you have stated that infants cannot be expected to own a mobile phone, also acknowledge that the same infants are included in the calculations of what an average Nigerian lives on.

This example my help clarify:

Take Mr Augustine Okonkwo who lives in Enugu.

He lives with his wife Ngozi and 5 children.

Mr Okonkwo earns N50,000 per month as a civil servant .

Mrs Okonkwo earns N10,000 per month from selling eggs at their local main market.

The Okonkwo's total household income is N60,000 per month

which at an exchange rate of N170 = $1 , is equivalent to $350 per month

As there are average 30.4 days per month,

The Okonkwo's income is $11.60 per day

For a family of 7 people (including the children), this means Income per person in the household = $11.60/7= $1.65 per person per day

Therefore based on Mr Okonkwo's household, the average Nigerian survives on $1.65 per day

This is beautiful. CASE CLOSED.

Thankfully the old platform has been restored.

Union bank still dey??

Fm006: @ plendil: how long will the acute primary illness or seroconversion illness persist .......or can it take up to 5months?

5months? that would be very unusual.

Typically the primary illness lasts just a few weeks, just before the immune system kicks in. Moreover at 5months, a simple HIV rapid test would surely reveal if the person is positive or not.

I would strongly recommend the person get tested as soon as possible.

hopeINhell: Thank you. I am also a medical practitioner working in the field but admittedly not up to 5 years as your self. My point was coming from the evidence based medicine and what our current guidelines that we use are based on. The 4th generation I meant HIV antibody and p24 antigen. Yes like you said there can be extremes of evidence, so we would always recommend in a mutual monogamous relationship both partners to be tested at baseline (window period in mind) and if frequent partner change (or unsure) patients to have test frequently (3 - 6 monthly). Thank you for your contributions though

You're most welcome

BTW your handle 'hopeinhell' is very . .er . .intriguing (!!!)

hopeINhell: This does depend on how old the type of test you are using, the current guidelines for 3rd / 4th generation HIV test, 3 months is perfectly acceptable. Obviously you can never have too many HIV test. There are other infections that might need longer test time like if you have been a contact of Hepatitis C. So if in doubt have a test. I hope this helps.

Well, it partially helps. . .but I need to make some emphasis:

Current guideline uses the serial testing algorithm which deploys Determine for screening, unigold for confirmation and statpak for tie breaker, so I'm not sure what you mean by 3rd/4th generation test.

Moreover the point I was trying to make has nothing to with the type of test used, but the rate of seroconversion. Unless one uses the antigen/PCR methods that directly test for the presence of viral antigen/RNA, the rapid test methods described above depends on the presence of antibodies to the virus and gives room for occasional false negatives especially if one rigidly stands by the 3 months interval.

I do concede that about 95% of infected persons will develop antibodies - and so test positive - within the 3 month window, but we have documented evidence of window periods extending well over 3months, some close to a year.

Individual host factors have been identified that could predispose certain people to such instances. That is why I would insist clients retake the test at 6months after exposure.


BTW this is not info I gleaned from the internet; I'm speaking as a medical practitioner with over 5 years experience in HIV medicine and currently involved in HIV research and training - so i have a pretty good idea of what I'm talking about.

Govt should seriously consider health policies that make birth control measures mandatory for people

emmiieeee: When i bcome minister of health,it wl b a crime 2hv mo dan 2-3 kids.n b4 u hv a child,u mst hv enuf resources set apart to train d child to university level.i dnt undastand y its d poor dat hv 6-12 kids n d rich hv 2-4

I feel you 100%, my dear sister.

What galls me to no end is why those imbeccciles (yes that's what they are, no apologies! )keep churning out these children they have no means to cater for??

don't they have anything to do besides se.x??

Yes we know its poverty, and se.x, in the absence of any job becomes the only means to pass away time. truly pathetic

GentleMimi: HIV is the virus,AIDS is the disease.When a person has HIV,he/she is just a carrier of the virus at the infective stage.During this phase,there are no symptoms.But when the infection progresses and the immune system is overpowered by the virus,it progresses to AIDS which is simply a collection of various infections and diseases which are uncommon in a normal healthy human.At this stage,there are many symptoms which could last for a very long time.....even till death.I hope u're clear abt it now....

The bolded above is not true. Few days to few weeks after infection with the virus, some individuals will experience some of the symptoms iceni described above (low grade fever, weakness, etc). Technically its referred to as acute primary illness or seroconversion illness (because it occurs prior to seroconversion).

Note that the individual is yet to develop AIDS while experiencing the symptoms

hopeINhell: Hello Clnzo, people don't always get symptoms on contracting HIV infection. But if they do, it can include prolonged coughs, colds, sore throat and body Rash.... You are doing the right thing by getting a HIV test after a sexual infection. My adv to you would be to repeat a HIV test 3 months after your last sexual contact, if that's ok. Then you are ok. I am a Dr specialising in sexual Health and HIV medicine. If you want to ask anything else you feel free.

the 3 month window period doesn't always apply. I personally would recommend at least six months after exposure for confirmation of serostatus.

soul_glo: This is alarming coming from a doctor. There is technically no cure for cancer because after it strikes once there is a chance of it coming back. To say though that every single one of your cancer patients have died even with early detection in the last three years is really a lack of care for the patients. People live decades after cancer if caught early and properly treated. Some cancers are obviously tougher to find early and some are just more aggressive but I would be skeptical of a Doctor who says that every patient he has treated in the last three years has died even with stage 1 detection. Maybe you meant to write something else because I am seriously concerned . Are you an Oncologist?

I think it was the word cure that triggered his response. That perhaps why remission, and not 'cure', is commonly used when cancer is involved.

But of course, early stage pre-metastatic tumours usually have good prognosis. That's the whole idea for regular mammograms, cervical smears, etc

The limiting factors, especially in our clime, could be the cost of the interventions (drugs, chemo, radio - where available) which are usually on the high side and the quality of care.

[quote author=AnOlderAmerican][/quote]Its not a cure simple. There could be prospects though

pretty cool

what do you need it for?

@OP, PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE ON MY KNEEEEESSSS BEGGGING. . .


[size=17pt]MARRRRRRRRRY ME!!!!!!!!!!!!![/size]!

jamesbridget13: u think so? Well good 4 u n all d best as u head back 2 school. Mind u, i think in a different dimension; i think they re broke n need money 4 xmas n new year collabo. December salary ll go a long way u knw. Lolzzzz

considering the ridiculous fees charged by the school, you may be right.

the state of the general hospitals is in very bad shape. He needs to do something urgent;y

nairaxchan: No transfer to my GTB savings account does not Incur COT

Really? But are you sure about this? Because I do transfer from my GTB current to other GTB savings account (not mine though) and I'm charged commission.

Aladbaby117: But there is one thing i'm proud of in this election-the guy was honest enough to not declare a winner. Truth be told, that wont happen some years back. Then, they rigged so well that they'll declare a winner without counting the votes. Honestly naija is getting better

Quite true.

Jakumo: Holy chit Nigeria1@, you really went to town with those satellite pictures today, for sure.

I wonder how much slower this post will read thanks to the ENDLESS parade of excruciatingly BORING and ABSOLUTELY IRRELEVANT satellite pictures you have been generous enough to post.

Young Grasshopper, I can see you have been badly traumatized by the war pictures in this thread, as evidenced by the exponential increase in the number of satellite pictures you felt you needed to share, BUT I want to you now SIT in the lotus position, take a deep breath, and repeat these words till you become one with their meaning.

Satellites are Evil. Satellites Are Evil. SATELLITES ARE EVIL !

Do not report back here until you have fully cleansed your sinful soul, Young Grasshopper, for only then can you expect true forgiveness.

so this musiwa satelitte obsession is as old as nairaland

@topic, truly horrific pix\cs

No more TOEFL in Naija! Abi you never hear?

OP, you were offered admission to read what?
what amount of money are we talking about here?

Really you havnt said much in your post

AtlanticBreeze: Here market women protesting the sham by Peter obi and Inec, infront of inec office in Awka today.

Nna odi serious

Are those students??

Deep Sight: What makes anyone think that God, if it exists, is, or should be either moral or immoral, in the human sense?

Is God, if it exists, expected to be a human being?

If you say that God does not exist, fine. But if you agree that God, if it exists, would not be a human being, then why ascribe human moral standards to it, or judge it by human morailty?

When a lion kills lion cubs in taking over a pride, do you accuse him of murder and then sentence him to the electric chair? You do not. Why? Because he is not human and has a different moral paradigm, if any at all.

You consider the lion lower than you. You agree that God, if it exists, would be higher than you. If you cannot judge that which is lower based on your human standards of morailty, how can you judge that which is higher based on your human standards of morality.

Think again.

CASE CLOSED!!!

princesa: The media is confused. ASUU is confused, everybody is confused!

Are this not the same people who peddled the 'indefinitely' news few days ago?

So Where are they getting this story from again?

Raising and dashing hopes like its their mother's pot of stew, if they don't have their facts confirmed, they should please shut the f.ckk up and keep their news to themselves!

Let them write and read there stu.pid, unconfirmed, 'reliable source' crap. And stop giving the media a bad name! Making it loose its credibility.

Its just like the ASUU saga is the worst hit, as anyone who knows how to use an internet and open a blog, copy and paste nonsense therein!

And the worst fact is, they always get dum.b traffic!

Infact, ASUU and these dum.b mofo journalists can go rot in hell for all i care!

Idiotas

Chei!! Babe dey provoke O

acl200: Good day Mr owoyemi, I really appreciate this Thank God you have already indicated it that we have been dealing together before, also you guys in the forum[b] don't judged with one sided analysis[/b], mr omo-luwabi thank for your understanding "little I say" how can 1.2m clear 2013 Venza that FGN custom surface duty and vat is simply 1.7m.

You should have provided your own side if you didn't want us to 'judge with one sided analysis', because as it stands, the evidence is pretty compelling:

You knew the the money wouldn't be enough, yet you collected it. BAD!!

Let us even assume you were not aware of the actual price, would it not have spared your integrity to have informed OP, immediately, that the money was insufficient, and effect a refund if need be? Yet, according to OP, you started avoiding him and the client. VERY BADD!!

Hmm interesting.

But the source, I have to confess, get question mark.

Nonetheless, if indeed it turns out they were genuine election observers then the CP has some explaining to do.