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HIV Symptoms at Each Stage of Infection

posted in #HIV on January 15, 2019 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

HIV/AIDS will manifest itself in different ways for every individual and at every stage of infection. There are three stages of infection and these are the symptoms manifested in each stage:

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Scientists Worried by Drug Resistant HIV Strain Uncovered in the Philippines

posted in #HIV on September 20, 2018 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

Scientists are worried that a new drug resistant HIV strain recently found in the Philippines could lead to a new epidemic calling for urgent research in order to find treatment.

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Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Beat HIV As the Leading Cause of Death in Africa

posted in #ShimClinic on December 14, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

HIV/AIDS related deaths are no longer th eleading cause of death in Africa. HIV/AIDS is now the second cause of deaths after lower respiratory tract infections.

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More Girls Than Boys Found to Get HIV From Mother-to-Child Transmission

posted in #ShimClinic on November 17, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team 1 Comment

More girls in Kenya are born with the HIV virus compared to boys. On the other hand, more HIV+ boys than girls die before they are born.

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Women Responding Well to PrEP Variation to Popular Truvada

posted in #ShimClinic on October 20, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

A new HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug has been found to be safe and well tolerated among women bringing the number of PrEP pills in the market to two.

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New South Wales Health on the Road to Eliminate HIV Transmission by 2020

posted in #ShimClinic on October 13, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

New South Wales has witnessed a huge decline in new HIV infection rates giving it hope to eliminate the virus completely by 2020.

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HIV Positive LGBT Community to Be Treated Equally Minister Vows

posted in #ShimClinic on September 18, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

Jamaica’s minister of health has vowed to fight stigma among the LGBT community and ensure everyone gets equal treatment in all public health facilities.

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Challenges in the Provision of HIV Testing and Counselling Services in Africa

posted in #ShimClinic on July 19, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

Lack of proper facilities is affecting privacy and confidentiality of HIV testing and counselling services in Africa. This is in turn affecting the HIV fight.

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Three Ways HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment has Advanced

posted in #ShimClinic on June 23, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

While a HIV vaccine is still something we hope for, there are several ways that HIV treatment and prevention has advanced saving people from this deadly disease

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PrEP Fails in a Third Man Due to High Risk Sexual Behavior

posted in #ShimClinic on April 10, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team 1 Comment

The third case of a person contracting HIV while on PrEP has been reported. This time round, however, the cause of infection is not drug resistance.

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