Posts Tagged ‘Infection.’

New or Primary HIV Infection also known as ARS (Acute Retroviral Syndrome)

September 11th, 2009

New or Primary HIV Infection also known as ARS (Acute Retroviral Syndrome)HIV infections in the UK continue to rise. The Health Protection Agency in Britain estimate that approximately 73,000 people are currently HIV in the units of which about 21,000 – one third or so, none of their infection.

Are depressing figures suggesting that in reality, the continued increase in HIV infections in unabated. Gay men in a disproportionate share of new cases of infection, after which many wonder what went wrong in the field of public health campaigns. There is currently considerable controversy about the approach taken by the British Department of Health and HIV put a little ‘charities. » Read more: New or Primary HIV Infection also known as ARS (Acute Retroviral Syndrome)

Kaposi’s Sarcoma-A Warning Sign of HIV Infection

September 8th, 2009

Kaposi's Sarcoma-A Warning Sign of HIV InfectionKaposi’s sarcoma (KS) was first described in the nineteenth century, as a tumor most commonly occur in older middle-aged men of Jewish or Mediterranean. Kaposi’s sarcoma is a malignant neoplasm of spindle cells and vascular elements. More recently, we have seen in Africa, where it is endemic, particularly in East Africa. The lesions in these groups were generally slow growing and responds quickly to treatment. However, in conjunction with HIV infection, the lesions of KS are more aggressive and sometimes quite resistant to therapy. » Read more: Kaposi’s Sarcoma-A Warning Sign of HIV Infection