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Can You Get Herpes From A Toilet Seat?
Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted infection that is caused by types 1 and 2 of the herpes simplex virus and is extremely contagious and cause painful sores on the genitals and the area surrounding it that can last for weeks without treatment of any type. It can be spread through skin to skin contact, […]
Will Pap Smear Show Genital Herpes?
Pap smear checks for cell changes in the cervix and will determine if a woman has an infection, or has abnormal or unhealthy cells, that can be cancerous in nature. Early detection of cancer cells will save a woman’s life and if caught at the early stage, treatment can be applied and the chances of […]
HIV testing technology in US needs to change or risk missing acute infections
A fourth generation HIV testing assay detected almost two-thirds of individuals with acute HIV infection, investigators report in an article published in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. The researchers believe that their results show the ARCHITECT HIV Ag/AB Combo Assay to have significant advantages, including the time needed to […]
No More Cold Sores? Scientists Find Possible Process To Fight Herpes
Scientists have discovered a new way for our immune system to combat the elusive virus responsible for cold sores: Type 1 herpes simplex (HSV-1). A group of virus hunters from the Université de Montréal have identified a cellular process that seeks out and fights herpes. “Once human cells are infected with Type 1 herpes simplex, […]
A generation born with HIV/AIDS defies the odds
Babies who were born with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s have defied initial expectations. No one expected them to live long. Since the mid-1990s in developed countries, antiretroviral drugs have largely prevented mothers from transmitting HIV/AIDS to their babies. Nearly 30 young adults and teenagers who were born with HIV/AIDS meet every week at the Jackson […]
To Fight AIDS, State Recommends Routine HIV Screening
BOSTON — In an effort to reduce AIDS rates in Massachusetts, state public health officials recommended that everyone 13 and older get HIV-tested as part of their routine medical care. The goal is to make HIV screening as common as cholesterol tests and blood pressure monitoring. That way, HIV infections could be treated immediately, before […]
Oral Herpes Can Be Transferred to the Genitals
Many Americans know that cold sores are caused by a herpes virus. But few understand the relation between oral herpes and genital herpes. Also confusing is whether herpes on the lip or mouth can be transmitted to the genital area. There are several strains of herpes virus. Herpes simplex virus Type 2 is the strain […]
Circumcision reduces risk of Herpes and HPV infection
Men who are circumcised are less likely to get sexually transmitted infections such as genital herpes and human papillomavirus (HPV), but not syphilis, according to a study of adult African men published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. In a previous study, the same research team found that adult circumcision could reduce […]
Discrimination in Visa Laws Poses Risk to Those With AIDS, Rights Group Says
International migrant workers, foreign students and political refugees are often endangered by laws that discriminate against people with AIDS, the advocacy group Human Rights Watch reported last week. The report describes how guest workers from poor countries like the Philippines and Sri Lanka working in wealthy ones like Saudi Arabia may be given mandatory H.I.V. […]
Approach For Possibly Eradicating HIV Infection Discovered
With the new data, scientists may have new leads for innovative treatments for AIDS-HIV. The American and Canadian researchers with Oregon State University’s Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute (VGTI) of Florida and the University of Montreal, have found what they believe is a more effective treatment and potentially even cure for AIDS-HIV, based on the […]
