By editorial team at AIDSmeds.com Popular Lessons, HIV Life Cycle Published November 14, 2008 Step 1: Binding A virus consists of an outer envelope of protein, fat and sugar wrapped around a set of genes (in the case of HIV, genetic …Read & Discuss →
By editorial team at AIDSmeds.com Popular Lessons, HIV Life Cycle Published November 14, 2008 Introduction In order for viruses to reproduce, they must infect a cell. Viruses are not technically alive: they are sort of like a brain with no body. …Read & Discuss →
EricJames Borges, 19, Leaves Behind Message of Love By Lucas Grindley News, advocate.com Published: 12 January 2012 EricJames Borges, 19, killed himself Wednesday after having endured a traumatic coming-out experience. Borges had worked for the Trevor Project, which described him …Read & Discuss →
Published: http://www.thebody.com Preventing OIs Most of the germs that cause OIs are quite common, and you may already be carrying several of these infections. You can reduce the risk of new infections by keeping clean and avoiding known sources of the …Read & Discuss →
Published: http://www.thebody.com What Are the Most Common OIs? In the early years of the AIDS epidemic, OIs caused a lot of sickness and deaths. Once people started taking strong antiretroviral therapy (ART), however, a lot fewer people got OIs. It’s not …Read & Discuss →
Published: http://www.thebody.com/index.html Testing for OIs You can be infected with an OI, and “test positive” for it, even though you don’t have the disease. For example, almost everyone with HIV tests positive for Cytomegalovirus (CMV). But it is very rare for CMV disease to develop …Read & Discuss →
Published: http://www.thebody.com/index.html What Are Opportunistic Infections? In our bodies, we carry many germs — bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and viruses. When our immune system is working, it controls these germs. But when the immune system is weakened by HIV disease or by …Read & Discuss →
12 Jan 2012 There may finally be a vaccine for HIV if all goes well from a new trial conducted on monkeys. HIV researchers are currently conducting tests on a vaccine combination to ward off Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), …Read & Discuss →
As europe explores the repeal of laws that criminalizes HIV transmission, what do you think we should do? Should it stay, or should it go?Read & Discuss →
Two men carrying the AIDS virus were charged in court on Wednesday for not informing their male sexual partner of the risk of contracting the virus before engaging in sexual activity. The Straits Times reported that one of the offenders …Read & Discuss →
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