During the monkeypox epidemic, or mpox, which spread like wildfire in 2022 in around 100 countries, 38 to 50% of people infected with the virus and carrying HIV developed a form severe necrotizing mpox. With higher mortality in these patients, this finding warranted further study of the interaction of advanced HIV and mpox. A particularly … Read more
“That’s actually exactly what we expect,” says Onur Boyman. “Because when the T cells are effectively activated, they migrate to the lymph nodes and therefore disappear from the blood.” T cells are specific, which means that a T cell only recognizes a fragment of a protein, for example a Fragment of the Sars-CoV-2 spike protein, … Read more
NOSMinister of Health Ernst Kuipers NOS News•today, 17:53 Despite the success of the HIV prevention pill to reduce the number of HIV infections, Minister of Health Kuipers sees no possibilities for increasing the availability of the pill this year. This is evident from a letter to Parliament. The Aidsfonds – Soa Aids Nederland finds this … Read more
The results of two recent studies warn that these outbreaks require coordinated strategies and highlight the existing weaknesses in public health responses to the increase in inequality In two studies published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases separate outbreaks of Shigella resistant to drugs in two world areas far from each other, which demonstrates the permeability … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Bandung – Vaccines that are expected to ward off dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in Indonesia are currently still limited. So far, according to a pediatrician at the Central General Hospital, dr. Hasan Sadikin or RSHS BandungDjatnika Setiabudi, there are only two dengue vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM). “Everyone must … Read more
Dr. Ashraf Oqba, former head of the Departments of Internal Medicine and Immunology at Ain Shams University, said that the presidential initiative to take care of maternal and fetal health, which was launched in March 2020, contributed to the detection of a large number of women to prevent the transmission of viruses, as without this … Read more
AFP NOS News•today, 13:20 The pharmaceutical company Janssen stops with an experimental vaccine against HIV, the virus that can cause AIDS. The vaccine has no harmful side effects, but is not effective against HIV. That’s what the National Institutes of Health have, the US health services, announced. Since 2019, the vaccine has been tested on … Read more
Labuan Bajo (ANTARA) – The Government of West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara is building a partnership with the community who are members of the West Manggarai AIDS Care Volunteer Team (WPA) to address HIV/AIDS issues in the area. “The Government of West Manggarai Regency is optimistic that convergence in HIV/AIDS management can be carried … Read more
As part of the arrival of the first 7,000 monkeypox vaccines acquired bilaterally from Chile, the former interior minister shared a video through his Instagram account inviting people to participate in the vaccination process. Further details below. This Tuesday morning, the arrival of the first 7,000 monkeypox vaccines acquired bilaterally from Chile was reported, for … Read more
Jakarta – Social media is alive with viral photos of hospital mattresses wrapped in plastic, aimed at preventing transmission by HIV-Aids patients. The friendly video attracted criticism from netizens. As many netizens expressed the importance of the transmission prevention protocol, there were also those who felt that the hospital visits were excessive and discriminatory. So, … Read more