New imaging reveals previously unseen vulnerabilities of HIV... Imagine that HIV is a sealed tin can: if you opened it, what would you find inside? An international team led by researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Tufts University School of Medicine, and the University of Melbou
Unusual case of father-to-son HIV transmission reported... Diagnosis of HIV-1 infection in the 4-year old child of an HIV-negative mother led to a forensic analysis to determine the source of the infection and try to date the transmission of the virus. The high virus production early in HIV infection would have made the fluids leaking from the father's
#KnowTheDisease: Everything you need to know about HIV and AIDS... The HIV, which stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, targets the infection-fighting CD4 cells (T4 cells) of the immune system, making people more vulnerable to diseases. If left untreated, HIV infection progresses to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Here's all about HIV and AIDS.
African-Americans still disproportionately affected by HIV... African-Americans are still much more likely to be diagnosed with HIV than white Americans. A new article on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the African-American community shows that despite recent drops in HIV diagnoses across every population in the US, there
Australia has beaten AIDS but HIV continues to spread... The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations this week declared that AIDS is no longer a public health issue in Australia. In contrast HIV remains a high concern, with no decline in the number of new HIV transmissions for the past decade.
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AIDS 2016 hot topic: Reaching the 90-90-90 targets... The 90-90-90 Fast-Track targets is a hot-topic at this weeks 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa (AIDS 2016). Progress towards the targets, which call for 90% of people living with HIV to know their status, 90% on HIV treatment, and 90% virally suppressed, is acheivable but
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