HIV virus

Though the vaccine was found to be safe, with no serious side effects, its efficacy in preventing HIV infection was just over 25 percent.
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A man from Fairbridge allegedly raped his 11-year-old niece six times and infected her with HIV virus. The man (36) waylaid the girl on her way from school and allegedly threatened to handcuff and stab her with a knife if she reported the…
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People who have their hair cut at salons are at high risk of contracting HIV through sharing barber clippers, the National Aids Council (Nac) has warned.
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By Paidamoyo Chipunza A vaginal ring containing an anti-retroviral (ARV) drug called dapivirine is safe for use and can prevent women from being infected with the HIV virus from an infected partner, two recent studies have shown.…
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UNITED KINGDOM - A man with HIV who infected two women with the virus has been jailed for five years at Bristol Crown Court.
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SOUTH AFRICA - Nobel Laureate Francoise Barre-Sinoussi‚ who co-discovered the virus that causes Aids‚ believes it is possible that one day people will live with HIV‚ without taking medicine and yet remain healthy and un-infectious.
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According to The Telegraph newspaper, scientists are conducting a clinical trial to test a “novel strategy” in which the HIV virus is "reactivated" from its hiding place within human DNA and potentially destroyed permanently by the immune…
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Dozens of MP’s on Friday underwent voluntary counselling and public testing for HIV in an effort to encourage other citizens to follow suit. Blessing Chebundo, chairman of the Zimbabwe Parliamentarians Against Aids, told SW Radio Africa…
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