AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is a condition caused by the Human Virus (HIV). HIV virus that attacks immune system and weakens body's ability to fight off infections diseases. Approximately 37.6 million people (about twice population of New York) worldwide are infected with human immunodeficiency (HIV) according data from Joint United Nations Program on HIV-AIDS.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is the major problem in the world. Nowadays, new anti-retroviral drugs are extracted from medicinal plants, make an important role to supersede synthetic drugs with different side effects. In this study, we studied the Salix aegyptiaca L extract, Iranian herb, as an anti-HIV drug with anti-retroviral effects. We used a single cycle replicable (SCR) H...

Background: Oral lesions are among the earliest clinical manifestations of human immunodeficiency (HIV) infection and are important in early diagnosis and for monitoring the progression to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of oral lesions and their relationship with a number of factors in HIV/AIDS patients attending an HIV cente...

background and objectives: infection with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) results in dysregulation of the cytokine profile. a switch from a t helper 1 (th1) to a th2 cytokine has been proposed as an important factor in progression of hiv infection to aids. the aim of the present study was to assess the level of th1 and th2 cytokines in hiv infected individuals in order to identify the switch...

glanzmann’s thrombasthenia (gt) is an autosomal recessive inherited platelet function defect characterized by normal platelet count, prolonged bleeding time and abnormal clot retraction. this disease typically presents in infancy or early childhood and has proven to have very good prognosis. in this case study, a 22‑year‑old gt patient who also developed human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infec...

background: because dental staff members are in continuous contact with blood and contaminated fluids of patients, they are considered as a high risk group. their knowledge about standard precautions is thus important in preventing infectious diseases such as hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). the purpose of this study was to estimate the injuries that occur in dental staff and t...

Currently, there are about 37 million people worldwide living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) /AIDS, with an estimated two million new cases per year globally. According to estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO), only 75% of the population with HIV know their status. Initially, HIV infection was associated with significantly increased rates of mortality and morbidity. Howeve...

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is lentivirus (subgroup of retrovirus) which causes HIV infection and it acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV infection leads to low levels of CD4+T cells through number of mechanisms [1]. Our purpose is to review educative HIV prevention and control as Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and WHO's operational goal. In 2000, when ...