The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a sexually transmitted virus that can be effectively prevented by using appropriate barrier methods such as condoms and dental dams. This is because HIV is ...

This content does not constitute news reporting by Polity.org.za. The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) released the key findings of the Sixth South African HIV Prevalence, Incidence, and ...

The sexual debut before the age of 15, found to be higher among adolescent males than females, has been identified as one of the key drivers of the HIV epidemic in the Western Cape. This was ...

the Western Cape had the lowest HIV prevalence (7.4%) in 2022. And it had the second-lowest rate in 2017. (8.6%). / Gallo Images Out of South Africa’s nine provinces, the Western Cape had the ...

The details you provide on this page will not be used to send unsolicited email, and will not be sold to a 3rd party. See privacy policy. [JOHANNESBURG] A rare group of HIV-positive people who ...

Early on, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes flu-like symptoms, which are similar across all genders. HIV symptoms in women may differ after the initial infection. HIV is an infection that ...

A western blot is typically the final step in a diagnostic algorithm, because if correctly interpreted it is the most specific test for HIV. Specific sources of diagnostic difficulty Diagnosis of ...

Introduction: HIV-1 envelope (Env) is the key target for antibodies (Abs ... Proteins were quantified by UV absorbance at 280 nm and verified for anti-Env antibody recognition by ELISA and Western ...

The risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a virus that can be a sexually transmitted infection (STI), is quite high during unprotected anal sex (penetrating the rectum). The anal sex risk is ...

The history of HIV in the U.S. spans more than four decades. In 1981, reports of strange illnesses began emerging in New York and California. Previously healthy young gay men were suddenly ...