ShareVirus HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) menginfeksi sel-sel sistem kekebalan tubuh dan menghancurkan atau merusak fungs kekebalannya. Mengakibatkan infeksi progresif dan kerusakan sistem kekebalan. Mengakibatkan ketidakkemampuan tubuh untuk melawan infeksi dan penyakit. AIDS (Acquired Immune D[...]
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US Updates Paediatric HIV Guidelines for Prevention, Treatment of Opportunistic Infections
ShareNew guidelines to assist healthcare workers in preventing and treating the secondary infections that can afflict children exposed to, or infected with, HIV, were published in the September 4 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). The udpated guidelines, by the National Institute[...]
August 20th, 2009 - 6:56 am § in - HIV News
Transsexual tells of how sex work led to HIV
ShareSHE looks older than her 19 years and is pencil-thin. Fatin (not her real name) is fidgety and plays with her sweater while she furtively looks around to see if anyone nearby is listening in. It doesnt matter that the interview is being carried out in a poorly-lit corner of a religious school c[...]
August 19th, 2009 - 11:35 pm § in - HIV News
HIV prevalence, ethnicity or barriers?
ShareLooking up the HIV prevalence among afro-america living in the US is the same situation with HIV prevalence in Papua, Indonesia. They had similarity in any kind. HIV infection is spread primarily through sexual practices or by sharing needles (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009). S[...]
August 19th, 2009 - 9:32 pm § in - HIV News
Prisons’ HIV decision shows progress
ShareThe Department of Corrections’ decision to stop barring inmates with HIV from work-release programs is an indication of how far society, not just the department, has come in understanding the virus and understanding AIDS, the disease it can cause. “We’re just doing the right t[...]
August 19th, 2009 - 9:24 pm § in - HIV News
50 Million Women in Asia at Risk of HIV from their Intimate Partners
ShareAn estimated 50 million women in Asia are at risk of becoming infected with HIV from their intimate partners. Evidence from many Asian countries indicates that these women are either married or in long-term relationships with men who engage in high-risk sexual behaviors. These findings are publ[...]
August 19th, 2009 - 9:46 am § in - HIV News
A new law signed by Gov. Linda Lingle will help facilitate HIV testing by health care providers.
ShareAct 116 (09) amends Hawaii Revised Statute (HRS) 325-16, which was originally written in the early years of the AIDS epidemic and required health care providers to obtain written informed consent and offer pretest HIV counseling before doing an HIV test. Act 116 removes these two provisions wit[...]