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Where Did The Hiv Virus Originated

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Come sta? (Scientists trace AIDS virus origin to 100 years ago)

Salve! Dr Bob,Come va? Hope u are doing fine. Well I don't think I am any good in Italian, but was just giving u a dose of your own humour medicine. I wrote to you about an year back (remember the insurance story!!) and was so happy to have...
Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Buon giorno ragazzo,You're right: your Italian kinda sucks. As for HIV being developed as a chemical warfare agent as part of the Cold War, nope! As it turns out, HIV has been around for more than 100 years. That puts it well before WWI, let... Read more »

HIV Origin

Hi Doc. What do you think about Tulane University's recent study that suggests SIV has been... Read more »
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U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

NIAID-Supported Scientists Discover Origin of HIV-1

Today scientists reported that they have discovered the origin of HIV-1, the virus responsible for the global AIDS pandemic. A subspecies of chimpanzees native to west equatorial Africa has been identified as the original source of the virus. ... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Attempts to Explain Comments About Origins of HIV, Says Statements Taken Out of Context

Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai on Thursday -- one day before she was scheduled to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway -- attempted to "defuse a controversy" over previously reported comments she made about the possible origins of HIV,... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Scientists Confirm That HIV Originated in Wild Chimpanzees, Study Says

Scientists on Thursday in a study published in the online edition of the journal Science confirmed that HIV originated in wild chimpanzees and likely crossed over into humans in Cameroon, the New York Times reports (Altman, New York Times ,... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV Virus Must Be Declared, Quebec Says

Beginning April 18, doctors and laboratories in Quebec will have to inform public health officials of HIV infections, the province's Health Department said on Monday. In making its announcement, the department was quick to offset privacy concerns,... Read more »
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PERIODO VENTANA / HIV (idea original DNA)

Posted by TOLKIEN
A QUE SE DENOMINA PERIODO DE VENTANA?

El Perodo de Ventana o de seroconversin, se corresponde con el primer estado de la infeccin, es decir que, a pesar de un resultado negativo (no reactivo), la persona puede estar infectada y, por lo tanto,... Read more »

periodo de ventana/HIV (idea original DNA)

Posted by TOLKIEN
A QUE SE DENOMINA PERIODO DE VENTANA?

El Perodo de Ventana o de seroconversin, se corresponde con el primer estado de la infeccin, es decir que, a pesar de un resultado negativo (no reactivo), la persona puede estar infectada y, por lo tanto,... Read more »

PREVENIR CONTAGIO POR HIV (IDEA ORIGINAL DNA)

Posted by TOLKIEN
MEDIDAS DE PREVENCIN

TRANSMISION SEXUAL

La utilizacin del preservativo es el nico mtodo efectivo de prevencin de la infeccin por HIV en la medida en que sea utilizado correctamente y se respeten las condiciones de eficacia.

CONDICIONES DE EFICACIA

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New HIV virus - Is this the final answer?

Posted by TwinsDad, 2 Replies
My question is:
Why we Humans do not create a new virus strain that will merge with the original HIV virus and create a different mutation that will replicate until it reaches several mutations that are not bad for our organism or changes the... Read more »

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