As many as 400 African delegates could miss out on 24th International AIDS Conference, set to begin next month in MontrealMontreal will host the first in-person International AIDS Conference since 2019, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the event online the past two years.Just over a year after Montre…
Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two Lentivirus (a retrovirus subgroup) species that infect people. They lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a disorder in which the immune system gradually fails, allowing life-threatening opportunistic infections and malignancies to flourish.…
THE 18TH OF JUNE, 2020 (Reuters Health) — Even if they are treated with meds that make the virus undetectable, persons who are HIV positive live much shorter lives than other adults.According to a new study, HIV positive adults aged 21 had a life expectancy of 56 years, nine years less than their vi…
HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is a virus spread through certain bodily liquids, such as blood, that weakens a person's defense mechanisms by attacking cells (especially CD4 cells) that help fight contamination. If HIV progresses, it can guide to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or HELPS if…
Human immunodeficiency virus, also known as HIV is a disease that has been existing for some time now. It is very important to know your HIV status because a lot of things can be done to remedy it when it is detected early. However, most people do not want to get tested probably because of the stigm…
