A community portal about AIDS with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a collection of symptoms and infections in humans resulting from the...
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A community portal about AIDS with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a collection of symptoms and infections in humans resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. The late stage of the condition leaves individuals prone to opportunistic infections and tumors. Although treatments for AIDS and HIV exist to slow the virus's progression, there is no known cure. HIV is transmitted through direct contact of a mucous membrane or the bloodstream with a bodily fluid containing HIV, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, preseminal fluid, and breast milk. This transmission can come in the form of anal, vaginal or oral sex, blood transfusion, contaminated hypodermic needles, exchange between mother and baby during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding, or other exposure to one of the above bodily fluids.
September 4th, 2008 | by Admin |
The 21st century AIDS epidemics in the US is young, Black and gay. This was one of the major outcome of the 2008 AIDS conference. Several reasons have been advanced to explain why this particular population has been and is more at risk of infection. One that has received little attention so far was explored several years ago. In 2005 Laura Bogart and Sheryl Thorburn conducted a telephone survey to assess the relation between the endorsement of HIV/AIDS... Read Full Story
What is HIV/AIDS? Introduction: HIV- (human immunodeficiency virus) belongs to the retrovirus family (HIV-1 and HIV-2). Retroviruses are unique because they possess the enzyme reverse transcriptase. Reverse transcriptase allows the viral RNA genome to be replicated into DNA, rather than the usual RNA copies. The HIV attacks the immune system, the body’s natural defense system. Without a strong immune system, the body is unable to fight any disease that it encounters. Both the virus and the... Read Full Story
The XVII International AIDS Conference (IAC) held at the Mexico City, from Aug. 3 through Aug. 8 days was an exquisite forum for sharing and showcasing of ideas from international experts. It also saw the launch of various invaluable initiatives by different organizations. Of which, the following four seemed to be quite striking. 1. The Release of “Blueprint 2008,” for AIDS Vaccine Development by The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) Despite the fact that this year's IAC... Read Full Story
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Moves to bring sex out of the closet in largely conservative India have kicked up a morality debate between educators who say sex education will reduce HIV rates, and critics who fear it will corrupt young minds. It's an emotive issue pitting modernists against conservatives in a country with the world's highest number of HIV cases at about 5.7 million, a figure that experts say may balloon to over 20 million by 2010. Biology teacher Thelma Seqeira infuriates... Read Full Story
Canadian youths aged 18 – 30, are now being encouraged online to practice safer sex and get HIV tested. The Internet makes for just the right hang out for the young people where most of them can be found listening to music and more. Many are concerned about the Canadian youth's sexual health because of misconceptions among them that AIDS is curable. Apparently, this misconception has come about as the HIV drugs or Antiretroviral therapy drugs have evolved. Launched this week the campaign... Read Full Story
