HIV

तिहाड़ जेल में करीब 10 हजार 500 कैदियों के मेडिकल चेकअप में से 125 कैदी HIV पॉजिटिव मिले जबकि 200 कैदियों में सिफलिस पाया गया. इस जांच के बाद से जेल प्रशासन पहले से अधिक सक्रिय और सतर्क हो गया है. रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक, ये वही कैदी हैं जो जेल…
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As many as 47 students have died out of 828 who tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Tripura. This virus is responsible for causing AIDS. The alarming revelation was made by the Tripura State AIDS Control Society…
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Fourteen children undergoing blood transfusions have tested positive for infections like Hepatitis B, C and HIV, doctors at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur said on Monday, acknowledging that the minors now face a greater risk in…
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For the past few days, India is witnessing a sudden spike in HIV cases. According to the reports,14 people have tested positive for HIV infection after getting tattooed from the local tattoo parlour. This horrific incident took place in…
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Over 17 lakh people contracted HIV in the country in the last 10 years due to unprotected intercourse, according to the data provided by National AIDS Control Organization in response to an RTI query. However, the number of people…
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A woman, belonging to a mixed race, was cured of HIV after she went through a transplant method that involved umbilical cord blood – this method opens up the possibility of curing a lot of people of the diverse races. As umbilical cord…
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The UK approved a new HIV treatment that requires an injection every other month, rather than the current routine of taking pills every day. The UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence estimated that around 13,000 people…
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A woman in Argentina has become only the second documented person whose own immune system may have cured her of HIV. Researchers have dubbed the 30-year-old mother, who was first diagnosed with HIV in 2013, the “Esperanza patient,” after…
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Most people are likely familiar with HIV, but they may not know how it can affect the body. HIV destroys CD4 cells (also called T cells or helper cells), which are critical to the immune system. CD4 cells are responsible for keeping people…
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