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Thailand's early cases of HIV/AIDS occurred primarily among gay men. The virus then spread rapidly to injecting drug users (IDUs), followed by prostitutes. Between 2003 and 2005, there were increases in HIV prevalence from 17 to 28 percent among men who have sex with men in Bangkok. In addition, prevalence among IDUs still ranges from 30 to 50 ...
HIV. HIV ( engl. human immunodeficiency virus) [1] [2] eli HI-virus on retrovirus, joka tarttuu ihmisen immuunijärjestelmän tärkeisiin osiin – CD4+-tyypin T-soluihin ja makrofageihin. Lisäksi se tuhoaa sekä suorasti että epäsuorasti CD4+-tyypin T-soluja. Koska nämä solut ovat immuunijärjestelmän toiminnan kannalta elintärkeitä ...
A síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida (SIDA ou AIDS — sigla em inglês) é definida quando a contagem de células T CD4 + está abaixo de 200 células por μL de sangue ou pela ocorrência de doenças específicas, em associação com uma infecção por HIV. Na ausência de tratamento específico, cerca de metade das pessoas infectadas ...
Pathophysiology of HIV/AIDS. HIV is commonly transmitted via unprotected sexual activity, blood transfusions, hypodermic needles, and from mother to child. Upon acquisition of the virus, the virus replicates inside and kills T helper cells, which are required for almost all adaptive immune responses. There is an initial period of influenza-like ...
Infectious disease, neurology. HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders ( HAND) are neurological disorders associated with HIV infection and AIDS. It is a syndrome of progressive deterioration of memory, cognition, behavior, and motor function in HIV-infected individuals during the late stages of the disease, when immunodeficiency is severe. [1]
Southern Africa is the worst affected region on the continent. As of 2011, HIV has infected at least 10 percent of the population in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe . In response, a number of initiatives have been launched in various parts of the continent to educate the public on HIV ...
The study by the Federal Government found that approximately 9.6% of individuals affected in Canada were Indigenous. This represents a 5% increase from the 2014 estimate. The HIV prevalence rate for Indigenous peoples in Canada estimated for 2016 is two times higher (362 per 100,000) than the general population.
