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Even in the past five years, HIV-related death rates fell for all diagnosed Americans and across most at-risk groups. Some of the largest drops have been measured among older people.
Opinion: In the U.S., we are fortunate to have easy access to free testing and medications to prevent and combat HIV-AIDS. Forty years ago, AIDS was a death sentence. Not today, but HIV is still a ...
Why, in the 40 years since the onset of the HIV pandemic, do we still not have a cure for the nearly 40 million people globally living with HIV?
The Canadian flight attendant Gaëtan Dugas has been referred to as "patient zero" of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, meaning the first case of HIV/AIDS in the United States. In fact, the "patient zero" moniker originated from a misinterpretation of a 1984 study [ 50 ] that referred to Dugas as "patient O", where the O stood for "out of California".
Two types of HIV have been characterized: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is the virus that was originally discovered (and initially referred to also as LAV or HTLV-III). It is more virulent, more infective, [99] and is the cause of the majority of HIV infections globally. The lower infectivity of HIV-2 as compared with HIV-1 implies that fewer people ...
Several scientists have been associated with HIV/AIDS denialism, although they have not themselves studied AIDS or HIV. [10] One of the most famous and influential is Duesberg, professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley, who since 1987 has disputed that the scientific evidence shows that HIV causes AIDS. [24]
A post on Facebook claims that a new cure for Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has been discovered and will cost $40,000 for two yearly shots. Verdict: Misleading The new drug being ...
Women with HIV have been shown to have decreased fertility which can affect available reproductive options. [119] In cases where the woman is HIV negative and the man is HIV positive, the primary assisted reproductive method used to prevent HIV transmission is sperm washing followed by intrauterine insemination (IUI) or in vitro fertilization ...