People around the world are busy creating awareness about the HIV virus, so we thought we could share some amazing facts you probably never knew about the virus.
- Contrary to popular belief, there are people who are immune to the virus. A small fraction of people of European descent are missing a key part of the white blood cells HIV needs to infect you. These people are immune to all the most common strains of HIV.
- When exposed to HIV, not everyone gets infected. The percentage of people who get infected is reduced if they get massive doses of HIV drugs in the first few hours after exposure.
- HIV symptoms may not occur for up to 10 years after infection and more than 77% of the world’s infected people do not know they have HIV/AIDS.
- An HIV infected individual can infect another HIV positive person with another strain of HIV or other diseases.
- Women are eight times more likely to contract HIV than men.
- The Aloe Vera Juice or substance in the Aloe plant called Acemannan has been effective against HIV/AIDS.
- Infection with HIV may or may not have symptoms. Symptomatic patients may experience symptoms similar to the flu or vague symptoms of other diseases like diarrhea, headaches, rashes, dermatitis, sore throat and enlarged lymph nodes. Only a blood test sent to a laboratory can determine a positive diagnosis.
- The HIV viruses are fairly large in size and possess a unique structure that gives it advantage over all other viruses, making it difficult to kill.
- HIV is also known as a mutant super-virus thanks to its incredibly fast replication system that helps it mutate faster.
- Cats suffer from a very similar disease known as Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV). Scientists have discovered an FIV vaccination and are hoping that this could lead to a breakthrough in treating HIV infected patients.
Credit: Trials Central
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