ONE OF THE RISK FACTORS FOR HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) INFECTION and subsequent lower genital tract neoplasias and cancers is impaired cell-mediated immunity. HIV-positive women with severe ...

HIV/AIDS is a viral infection disease caused by the Human immunodeficiency virus. The transmission of this virus occurs through blood, semen, vaginal secretions, anal fluids and breast milk. Learn ...

Scientists in Japan have discovered a genetic "silencer" within the HTLV-1 virus that helps it stay hidden in the body, ...

After two decades of research, a group of Canadian scientists has won approval to start testing an experimental HIV vaccine on humans. The vaccine, developed by researchers at the University of ...

Over the past 35 years, the way researchers have approached HIV has shifted. Now, with advancements in the way HIV is treated, the focus has shifted earlier and earlier on prevention efforts.

Background: Since 1990, the Canadian Red Cross Society and Canadian Blood Services have been testing blood donors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody and HCV nucleic acids and have supplemented HIV ...