AIDS was a mystery disease when first formally recognized in patients in the U.S. in 1981. Transmission through sexual contact was rapidly recognized, but the source was initially unknown. Just three ...
HIV is a virus that weakens the immune system over time. AIDS is the most severe phase of HIV when the immune system is badly damaged. Early treatment can stop HIV from turning into AIDS. HIV and AIDS ...
KHARTOUM, 6 September (PlusNews) - Asha Ebrahim, a mother of eight living in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, vividly remembers the day she first learned she was HIV-positive seven years ago. "When the ...
During a test drive, the mobile lab van uncovered a drug-resistant HIV strain that sprung up after the ongoing war with Russia started.
HIV cannot be spread through casual contact like hugs, handshakes, and sharing items in a household with someone who has HIV. However, despite increased public awareness, there remains a lot of ...
"The future looks bright as far as a cure," one top HIV cure researcher told LGBTQ Nation.
Left: Structure of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Note the envelope protein that protects the virus against immunological detection and the small genome consisting of two short strands of RNA ...