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Phylogenetics tree of the HIV and SIV viruses (Wikipedia)
The HIV/AIDS epidemic in London in the 1990s was spread quickly and in clusters of groups of men having sex with each other within a relatively short period of time.
Collecting cluster data in the traditional way by interviewing infected men has proved challenging, particularly when tracing the network of sexual partners. Instead […]
HIV-2 Virus. Reference: http://www.csend.hu/magazin/0102/hiv2.jpg
A team of researchers at the University of Alberta has discovered a gene that is able to block HIV, and in turn prevent the onset of AIDS. Stephen Barr, a molecular virologist in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, says his team has identified a gene called TRIM22 that can block […]
(Merkel Skin Cancer - courtesy of DermIS, www.dermis.net)
US researchers have recently discovered a new virus they believe may be linked to a rare but extremely lethal type of skin cancer. Merkel cell carcinoma mostly afflicts the elderly and people with weaker immune systems, including AIDS and transplant patients. The newly discovered virus belongs to the […]
(Stylized rendering of a cross section of the AIDS virus)
New HIV infections are averaging around 2.5m per annum worldwide, and growing.
Most people infected with HIV produce antibodies against the virus within several weeks following infection, these antibodies rarely prevent the infection from progressing to symptomatic AIDS.
However a recent study involving a group of women from […]
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