HIV and AIDS treatments are delivered orally right now, which makes them expensive and unavailable across the world. Researchers are working on a trans-dermal micro needling patch that can deliver medications for a prolonged period of time and reduce the cost of the HIV/AIDS therapy.
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A bone marrow transplant from an HIV resistant donor has made it possible for a second person in the world to be cleared from an HIV infection 100 per cent. The man in London received stem cells and he was declared completely freed from the virus within 18 months of stopping the antiretroviral drug therapy. The highly sensitive test used on him did not detect any traces of the virus left in the blood of the patient, giving the world hope for the development of an effective AIDS cure.
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Singapore has seen a decrease in the number of diagnosed HIV cases in 2018. The vast majority of affected individuals are men. Roughly equal percentages of homosexual and heterosexual individuals are affected. Unfortunately, HIV is diagnosed at a later stage of the infection most of the time. Very few people have gotten diagnosed through voluntary, regular screening and most still get their positive HIV status via a routine medical examination or healthcare check.
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The sooner you get tested the sooner you will know your HIV status and the sooner you will start treatment should you test positive. Early treatment increases the quality and length of life tremendously. These are the most common HIV symptoms in men.
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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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HIV can be difficult to diagnose as the symptoms are normally similar to those of other diseases. Here’s a quick guide on how to correctly identify HIV symptoms.
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Did your HIV test come out positive? What now? Thankfully, HIV is no longer a death sentence you just need to know how to live with the virus.
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Cases of HIV infection have gone up among men aged above 50 years especially those engaging in sex with other men, commonly referred to as gays.
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There’s need to create strategies to encourage people to get tested for especially for people without HIV symptoms because they’re less likely to get tested.
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Researchers from the University of California have found that various factors promote late HIV testing which then increases cases of transmission of the virus.
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