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Insects and HIV Transmission

HIV and Insect Transmission

From the beginning of the HIV epidemic, there was concern about transmission of the virus by biting and bloodsucking insects. Studies conducted by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and elsewhere have shown no evidence of HIV transmission through insects - even in areas where there are many cases of AIDS and large populations of insects, such as mosquitoes. Lack of such outbreaks, despite intense efforts to detect them, supports the conclusion that HIV is not transmitted by insects.

HIV Human IMMUNODEFICIENCY Virus

Too many know as the aids virus that lives in the blood and other body fluids, within the blood or white blood cells of the infected person. Large scale transmit of this virus occur due to unprotected sexual intercourse, sharing of drug injections, infected used in transfusion, and in some occasions through pregnancy when the virus is passed from mother to child. It’s important to understand that people don’t catch aids, they become infected with HIV due to many one of the above listed transmits.

HIV / AIDS A perspective

AIDS is caused by the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which damages the body’s defense system. People infected with HIV usually live for years without any signs of the disease. They may look and feel healthy, but they can still pass on the virus to others.

Beta-glucan a safe bet for auto-immune diseases

Question : I HAVE a friend who is HIV+ with a CD 4 of 600+. Is there any natural and safe remedy for such a case? Is there a product which can eliminate the virus from his system?

HIV and Women

Today in the United States the HIV/AIDS epidemic represents a growing and persistent health threat to women, especially young women and women of color. Early in the epidemic, HIV infection and AIDS were diagnosed for relatively few women. In 2002, HIV infection was the leading cause of death for African American women aged 25 to 34 years and was among the four leading causes of death for African American women aged 20 to 24 and 35 to 44 years, as well as Hispanic women aged 35 to 44 years. Overall, in the same year, HIV infection was the 6th leading cause of death among all women aged 25 to 34 years and the 4th leading cause of death among all women aged 35 to 44 years.

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