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Parvovirus B19 Infection: Complications And Long-Term Health Effects
This article delves into the complications that can arise from Parvovirus B19 infection and highlights the importance of early detection, proactive management, and understanding the risks associated with this common viral infection.
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At Least 3 Women Contracted HIV After Getting "Vampire Facial" At Spa, US Health Body Finds
Three women were likely infected with HIV while receiving a so-called vampire facial at a New Mexico spa, marking the first known cases of the virus being transmitted during a cosmetic injection procedure, as per CDC.
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Dr. Gao Yaojie, Who Exposed AIDS Epidemic In Rural China, Dies At 95
A trained gynecologist, Dr Gao became well-known and beloved across China in the late 1990s for her relentless activism in exposing a man-made AIDS crisis.
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Sydney's Former HIV Epicentre Now Close To Ending Transmission: Researchers
The Inner Sydney district, once the epicentre of Australia's HIV epidemic, is very close to becoming the first place in the world to reach the UN's target for ending transmission of the virus, researchers said.
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44 Inmates Test HIV Positive In Uttarakhand's Haldwani Jail
As many as 44 prisoners have been found positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in jail in Haldwani and one female prisoner has also been found HIV-positive, said Dr Paramjit Singh, ART Center Incharge, Sushila Tiwari Hospital.
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Monkeypox: Can Monkeypox Cause Heart Problems? Here's What We Know
Monkeypox: Myocarditis has also been reported in other monkeypox patients from the 2022 outbreak, although infectious disease specialists think it is most likely a rare consequence.
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"Spike In Monkeypox Cases Will Not Lead To HIV": Scientist At Top Medical Body
A top scientist of the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology on Monday stated that the rising Monkeypox cases will not lead to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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LGBTQ Community's Battle Against Monkeypox And Its "Excruciating" Stigma
The spread of the monkeypox virus and its prevalence among gay men has raised widespread fear, growing anger and a number of uncomfortable questions for a community still scarred by the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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HIV+ Man, Also Battling Cancer, "Cured" Of Both After Complex Procedure In US
AIDS researchers announced on Wednesday that a fourth person has been "cured" of HIV, but the dangerous procedure for patients also battling cancer may be little comfort for the tens of millions living with the virus worldwide.
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4 Children Become HIV Positive After Blood Transfusion In Nagpur, 1 Dies
The Food and Drugs Department (FDA) has also started a preliminary investigation into the case.
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In A First, Woman Reported Cured Of HIV After Bone Marrow Transplant
A US patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a bone marrow transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes AIDS, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Covid-Infected HIV Patient Developed 21 Mutations, Study Shows
A South African woman suffering from inadequately treated HIV, and who harbored Covid-19 for nine months saw the respiratory virus develop at least 21 mutations while in her body, according to a study.
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30-Year-Old Woman Whose HIV Vanished Gives Hope For AIDS Cure
All signs of HIV have disappeared in a young woman who was diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS in 2013, researchers said, raising hopes that she may be one of a handful of people worldwide who has permanently fought off the infection.
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2nd HIV Patient Whose Body Rid Itself Of Virus Identified By Scientists
The world's second HIV patient whose body appears to have rid itself off the virus without the use of antiretroviral drugs has been identified, scientists said on Tuesday.
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HIV "Significant" Risk Factor For Severe COVID-19: World Health Organisation
HIV is a "significant" risk factor for severe Covid-19, the World Health Organization said in research published on Thursday that showed a major increase in deaths among patients who have the virus that causes AIDS and are hospitalised with Covid.
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Parvovirus B19 Infection: Complications And Long-Term Health Effects
This article delves into the complications that can arise from Parvovirus B19 infection and highlights the importance of early detection, proactive management, and understanding the risks associated with this common viral infection.
-
At Least 3 Women Contracted HIV After Getting "Vampire Facial" At Spa, US Health Body Finds
Three women were likely infected with HIV while receiving a so-called vampire facial at a New Mexico spa, marking the first known cases of the virus being transmitted during a cosmetic injection procedure, as per CDC.
-
Dr. Gao Yaojie, Who Exposed AIDS Epidemic In Rural China, Dies At 95
A trained gynecologist, Dr Gao became well-known and beloved across China in the late 1990s for her relentless activism in exposing a man-made AIDS crisis.
-
Sydney's Former HIV Epicentre Now Close To Ending Transmission: Researchers
The Inner Sydney district, once the epicentre of Australia's HIV epidemic, is very close to becoming the first place in the world to reach the UN's target for ending transmission of the virus, researchers said.
-
44 Inmates Test HIV Positive In Uttarakhand's Haldwani Jail
As many as 44 prisoners have been found positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in jail in Haldwani and one female prisoner has also been found HIV-positive, said Dr Paramjit Singh, ART Center Incharge, Sushila Tiwari Hospital.
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Monkeypox: Can Monkeypox Cause Heart Problems? Here's What We Know
Monkeypox: Myocarditis has also been reported in other monkeypox patients from the 2022 outbreak, although infectious disease specialists think it is most likely a rare consequence.
-
"Spike In Monkeypox Cases Will Not Lead To HIV": Scientist At Top Medical Body
A top scientist of the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology on Monday stated that the rising Monkeypox cases will not lead to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
-
LGBTQ Community's Battle Against Monkeypox And Its "Excruciating" Stigma
The spread of the monkeypox virus and its prevalence among gay men has raised widespread fear, growing anger and a number of uncomfortable questions for a community still scarred by the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
-
HIV+ Man, Also Battling Cancer, "Cured" Of Both After Complex Procedure In US
AIDS researchers announced on Wednesday that a fourth person has been "cured" of HIV, but the dangerous procedure for patients also battling cancer may be little comfort for the tens of millions living with the virus worldwide.
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4 Children Become HIV Positive After Blood Transfusion In Nagpur, 1 Dies
The Food and Drugs Department (FDA) has also started a preliminary investigation into the case.
-
In A First, Woman Reported Cured Of HIV After Bone Marrow Transplant
A US patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a bone marrow transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes AIDS, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Covid-Infected HIV Patient Developed 21 Mutations, Study Shows
A South African woman suffering from inadequately treated HIV, and who harbored Covid-19 for nine months saw the respiratory virus develop at least 21 mutations while in her body, according to a study.
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30-Year-Old Woman Whose HIV Vanished Gives Hope For AIDS Cure
All signs of HIV have disappeared in a young woman who was diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS in 2013, researchers said, raising hopes that she may be one of a handful of people worldwide who has permanently fought off the infection.
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2nd HIV Patient Whose Body Rid Itself Of Virus Identified By Scientists
The world's second HIV patient whose body appears to have rid itself off the virus without the use of antiretroviral drugs has been identified, scientists said on Tuesday.
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HIV "Significant" Risk Factor For Severe COVID-19: World Health Organisation
HIV is a "significant" risk factor for severe Covid-19, the World Health Organization said in research published on Thursday that showed a major increase in deaths among patients who have the virus that causes AIDS and are hospitalised with Covid.
