AIDS is the last stage in a progression of diseases resulting from a viral infection known as the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV or AIDS virus). The diseases include a number of unusual and severe infections, cancers and debilitating illnesses, resulting in severe weight loss or wasting away, and diseases affecting the brain and
Evidence continues to indicate that male circumcision reduces the risk of sexually transmitted infections and even certain types of cancer.... Read more »
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According to new research, people who have healed genital herpes sores are at a higher risk of contracting the HIV virus. Scientists say this is... Read more »
Researchers with the British Medical Research Council are reporting that Pro 2000, a vaginal microbicide gel designed to reduce women's HIV... Read more »
A study of Kenyan men has found that men who carry the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes genital warts, have a higher risk of contracting HIV.... Read more »
It has now been well proven that oral sex is a potential means by which HIV can be transmitted. And it’s not only HIV -- certainly any of the other... Read more »