Progressive immune dysfunction and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) develop in most persons with untreated infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) but in only ...

HIV-1 and HIV-2. Both can lead to AIDS. However, they're very different from each other. HIV-1 is the most common type. When you hear the term "HIV," it's probably HIV-1. HIV-2 occurs in a much ...

Immunoassays that can differentiate between both types are available nowadays and can help identify the specific type of HIV infection. HIV-1 and HIV-2 have many similarities including their ...

At the root of this challenge is the molecular pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 (HIV-1), a virus ... system (mutational escape). 1,2 This last mechanism results in a ...

Epidemiological studies suggest that HSV-2 increases the risk of HIV-1 acquisition. 1, 2, 3 In populations with HSV-2 prevalence of 80%, nearly 50% of HIV-1 infections are attributable to an HSV-2 ...

Perinatal transmission of HIV-1 can occur in utero, intrapartum, and postpartum. The relative contribution of each mode and the mechanisms and timing of transmission have yet to be elucidated.

Herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2) is often documented as a co-infection ... acyclovir and valacyclovir and each has been shown to reduce HIV-viral load (.25 log copies/ mL and 1.2 log copies/mL ...

“The risk of stroke in newly treated type 2 diabetes ... HIV affects far fewer people than in the U.S., with approximately 77,600 people infected in the U.K. versus approximately 1.1 million ...