"Scientists have identified a new HIV strain that appears to progress much faster than most previously identified variations of the virus.
The new strain, known as A3/02, is a recombinant, meaning it is a cross between two previously identified HIV strains......the infection moves from HIV to full-blown AIDS in about five years, nearly two- to two-and-a-half years faster than most previously known strains.
So far the new infection seems confined to the west African country of Guinea-Bissau. But experts fear that recombinants are becoming more common and could start to spread
globally, especially to highly mobile regions such as Europe and the United States. The researchers said recombinants develop faster than the “parental” strains they spring from, though fortunately, this latest strain seems treatable with existing drugs.
An HIV diagnosis changes to AIDS when a person’s white blood cell count dips below 200, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The groups that are most susceptible to HIV infection in Western countries are men who have sex with other men, and people who use IV drugs. Although all races and ethnic groups are susceptible, African Americans remain disproportionately affected.
Elsewhere in the world, AIDS is the number one killer of women and girls of childbearing age, according to WHO." AfricanGlobe.com
The new strain, known as A3/02, is a recombinant, meaning it is a cross between two previously identified HIV strains......the infection moves from HIV to full-blown AIDS in about five years, nearly two- to two-and-a-half years faster than most previously known strains.
So far the new infection seems confined to the west African country of Guinea-Bissau. But experts fear that recombinants are becoming more common and could start to spread
An HIV diagnosis changes to AIDS when a person’s white blood cell count dips below 200, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The groups that are most susceptible to HIV infection in Western countries are men who have sex with other men, and people who use IV drugs. Although all races and ethnic groups are susceptible, African Americans remain disproportionately affected.
Elsewhere in the world, AIDS is the number one killer of women and girls of childbearing age, according to WHO." AfricanGlobe.com
....and pestilences,..... in divers places.
Matthew 24:7