The hopes for the discovery of a HIV vaccine started to get a bright spot. Recently, researches have found two types of natural antibodies in the human body that able to neutralize 90 percent of the HIV virus. According to Reuters, these two types of antibodies called VRC01 and VRC02 was found in the blood of HIV-positive people. In the group of patients who called the non-progressor, HIV infection... 

People living with HIV/ AIDS (PLWHA) are more vulnerable to various infections (called opportunistic infections) because their immune systems are declining drastically. The possibility of opportunistic infections experienced by people living with HIV are tuberculosis (TB), diarrhea, fungal infections, toxoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, CMV infection and viral hepatitis co-infection. These opportunistic... 

Generally, a way to prevent HIV transmission through sex is by use a condom. But recently, researchers revealed that vaginal tablet and vaginal ring could effectively protect a person from HIV/ AIDS infection. The researchers reported that vaginal tablets, vaginal rings and film-coated tablet can help protect both men and women from HIV infection. This new approaches called microbicides may help resolve... 

People who infected with HIV would not experience any immediate symptoms. However, people who have HIV may experience diarrhea, fatigue, fever, headache, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes and vomiting. Nevertheless, HIV symptoms may be different with the progress of the infection. Early stage of HIV In the early stages of HIV infection, symptoms might experienced are nausea, abdominal cramps, diarrhea,... 

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that attack human immune system resulting in AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), a disease that damages and weakens body’s immune system against infection. HIV is one of the world’s most serious health problems and considered to be a killer disease. Each year, about 8-10 million people infected with this disease, and over 2 million are... 

A vaccine to protect HIV patients from contracting tuberculosis (TB) and ultimately complications of its has finally found. After seven years during the trial in Africa, scientists have for the first time developed a vaccine that successfully reduce the TB infection rate is for almost 39% among 2,000 patients infected with HIV in Tanzania. Tuberculosis (TB) is the biggest killer of HIV patients in... 

All the time, the name HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) has always been a scourge for most people, because there is no medicine that can cure this disease. However, recently scientists have discovered a pill that claimed able to reduce the risk of HIV infection. According to the New York Times, the prevention of HIV by using a pill called Truvada, succeeded in dramatically reducing HIV infection... 

Being HIV/ AIDS patient is very tough. In addition to be strong against the disease, they also must be robust facing bad stigma from society. The body is vulnerable should not be exposed to infection because it could kill them. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) causes damage to immune system, because these viruses require the immune cells to flourish in. Naturally, immune cells, can be likened to...