Hiv And Bubonic Plague

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Relationship to AIDS and Plague

In one of my classes at school one of my professors told our class that he had found some research that found if some of a persons ancestors have had Bubonic plague and survived the plague that the ancestors have some sort of immunity from AIDS. I...

Response from Renslow Sherer, M.D.

University of Chicago Hospitals

I have not heard of study linking immunity to bubonic plague and HIV.However, there are individuals who have a greater degree of resistance to acquiring HIV due to genetic alteration in a key protein that facilitates the attachment and entry of the... Read more »

Are We the Forgotten Plague

Why do pharmaceutical company commercials list cures for cancer, diabetis, etc. And no where in... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

scientific questions, from a prospective microbiologist

Hey Dr. BOB, I have 2 questions, that have been bugging me.1.Since we know that the black plague... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

California: New Web Site Offers Information on HIV/AIDS Plague in Black Communities

OneLove, a project of Ontrack Resources funded by the California Office of AIDS, has established a Web site that tackles the impact of AIDS and health disparities among the state's African Americans. The site was designed as an educational resource... Read more »

Swaziland Battles Twin Plagues of HIV, TB

The companion scourges of TB and HIV have so devastated the population of Swaziland that they threaten to destabilize the nation, participants at a recent three-day local conference on the epidemics learned. "This double epidemic of HIV and TB... Read more »

Genetic Variation Responsible for HIV Resistance Not Caused by Black Plague, Study Says

Some people with a genetic variation in the CCR5 receptors of their immune cells are resistant to HIV, but a theory that the mutation was caused 800 years ago by selective pressure from the Black Plague appears to be unfounded, according to a study... Read more »

China's HIV/AIDS-Plagued Region Launches Blanket Surveillance

China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region sits on a trade route commonly used to transport drugs from the poppy-growing regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Needle-sharing among Xinjiang's drug users has long been blamed for the region's high... Read more »

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The Plague?

Posted by IzPoZ, 4 Replies

You know, I just don't know about this single thing and living with HIV. If any of you saw my post under Women, sometimes I feel like I have the plague.

I go from hopefulness to just hopelessness.

I hate reliving how he wouldn't kiss me open-mouthed,... Read more »

Re; co infection hep and hiv

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hello Jackie or anyone else sorry to be a pest but i looked for answers to the co infection couldn't really find alot on it does any one know if being exposed to hiv and hep at the same time would slow the window period for either,also they say the... Read more »

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Posted by notanonymous, 1 Reply

hpv,herpes, - different strains

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Alright, this plagues me. Most realize that hpv has many strains, and so does herpes. My questions is if you already have either can you still catch different strains or are you immune to them? We know hiv has different strains that you can catch. Read more »

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