Evidence For Evolution Of Hiv

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Researchers Find Evidence About Evolution of HIV in Lemurs

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered a virus related to HIV in the genetic makeup of the Madagascar grey mouse lemur, a finding that could provide new evidence about the origins of HIV, according to a study... Read more »

The Evolution of HIV Testing in the U.S.: Are We at the Cusp of a New Era?

Table of Contents Introduction Obstacles to the Implementation of Routine HIV Testing in the U.S. New Technologies in HIV Testing HIV Testing Requirements: Opt-In, Opt-Out and Counseling Improving HIV Testing and Prevention Among African... Read more »

CROI 2010 Wrap-Up: The Evolution of Antiretroviral Therapy

This is part two of a two-part interview discussing highlights from CROI 2010 related to antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected patients. Part one focuses on antiretrovirals in development ; part two focuses on already-approved antiretrovirals, the... Read more »

Ask the Experts

viral hiv plasma evolution (3rd time)

Dear Mark,i have several doubs about the viral load evolution in a recent infected person.Could viral load be under current limit detection (50 copies/ml) after ...let's say 40 days postinfection?Thaks very much for your answer....

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Unlikely if it is truly 40 days after infection.... Read more »

Could a normal CD4/CD8 ratio ever be evidence that the body is not effectively fighting HIV?

If someone's immune system was not fighting off HIV infection very well...not signalling the CD8 cells to get into action...could that cause a normal CD4/CD8 ratio? In other words, are there times when a normal CD4/CD8 ratio could be...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Perhaps.... Read more »

Conclusive Evidence Regarding PEP and the Window Period for HIV Testing?

I have read conflicting opinions regarding whether PEP extends the "window period" for HIV antibodies to appear. Is there any conclusive research? It seems reasonable that if PEP slows the replication HIV, it would take the immune system...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Actually slowing HIV replication doesn't have anything to do with the immune system's ability to produce anti-HIV antibodies. This is a completely separate process. If you follow the recommended post-PEP HIV testing guidelines, your... Read more »

Evolution

I read 75% of HIV infected people taking meds will eventually learn they have to switch to different meds; the virus evolves and outsmarts their regimen. Is this accurate? Secondly, how will age factor in this? I'm 59, POZ less than 2 years,...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

Not true at all.Most medication switches in the US in the present are due to side effects. Resistance only occurs if a patient started a suboptimal regimen that did not provide at least two active medications to which their virus has not developed... Read more »

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Evolution of my First Three Weeks after testing

Posted by TheGoodLife, 2 Replies

DAY 1: Preliminary positive, Rapid Elisa test. I took the news very hard, and I almost passed out. I spent the next 24 hours in bed, panicked, crying and shaking. Bad, bad day. One of the worst ever.

WEEK 1: Researched, researched, researched... Read more »

More Evidence

Posted by Bear60

More Evidence of the USA's mishandling of the HIV/AIDS funding is shown in this article:
The New York Blade
12/09/2006

By VINCENT MACISAAC

"I'M FRIGHTENED ENOUGH that talking to you makes me nervous," a senior
official at an American health organization... Read more »

ATT: Jackie... Floaters - Evidence, Unfortunately

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Regarding the floaters, I was reading the experts' replies and found this evidence of the connection between floaters and early HIV. I am very disturbed now and don't know what to do... I was beginning to forget about the floaters, but now I see... Read more »

My close relative has HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I have evidence that one of my closest relatives is HIV positive. My relative has not been open about it and lives as if nothing has changed. The only concern is that my relative is still dating but I really doubt if his partners are aware. I... Read more »

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