National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is observed each year on September 27 to direct attention to the ongoing and disproportionate impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) on gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States. MSM represent approximately 2% of the U.S. population. However, in 2013, MSM ...

The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is the causative agent of one of the most dangerous human diseases - the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Over the past 30 years since the discovery of HIV-1, a number of antiviral drugs have been developed to suppress various stages of the HIV-1 life cycle. This approach has enables the suppression of virus replication in the body, whi...

AIDS is an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome caused by the HIV virus (1, 2). AIDS is amongst the major challenges of the health system in all countries. This health challenge has spread to all countries as well as to all age groups, especially the 25-34 age group. The probability of transmission of AIDS ranges from 70% by blood transfusion to 30% by sexual intercourse, mother-to-child transmis...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the cause of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). In Indonesia, number people infected with HIV reaches 50,282 while AIDS 7,036. East Java province highest infection cases in third position. Jember Regency fifth largest district/city reporting Province. Knowledge closely related to attitude. Good knowledge will affect a positive attitude, and vice ve...

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, asymptomatic or with acquired immunodeficiency virus, produced 10-fold less interleukin 12 (IL-12) free heavy chain and fivefold less biologically active IL-12 heterodimer than PBMC from uninfected healthy donors when challenged in vitro with the common human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. In c...

Objective: To identify the levels of severity COVID-19 in individuals co-infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Methods: Expanded summary literature review type. The searches were carried out main databases BVS and CAPES. above authors declare that they do not have conflict interest this study. Results: Most being treated antiretrovirals (83-100%) and, therefore, most had a TCD4 lymp...

To find out whether systemic glutathione deficiency is associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, thus contributing to the immunodeficiency state, glutathione concentrations in venous plasma and lung epithelial lining fluid (ELF) of symptom-free HIV-seropositive and normal individuals were measured. Total and reduced glutathione concentrations in the plasma of the HIV-infecte...

Androgen deficiency occurs frequently in men with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Antiretroviral treatments had reduced the prevalence of male hypogonadism. The pathogenesis of testosterone (T) deficiency in HIV is multifactorial. Several mechanisms have been proposed; among them, drugs, fat redistribution, and a poor health status could explain the mechanism leading to gonadotrop...

aids (acquired immune deficiency syndrome), a result of human hiv (human immunodeficinency virus) infection, is one of the most troublesome world's health problems. extensive researches to find effective drugs for its treatment are running fast in huge capacities. imod (immuno-modulator drug) is the name of an herbal drug that has modulatory effects of immune system. as a goal of this research,...

To describe the various types of ocular posterior segment and neuro-ophthalmic manifestation associated with Human Immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) infection. And also management or preventive measures it. In all cases disease due to HIV, there is only one reason i.e. immune system. A Descriptive study was done review articles available on PubMed, Google Scholar, Medline, Publon, Orcid, Healthstar...