HIV Infects Much Faster than Previously Believed

Researchers at Duke University have found new evidence that suggests that HIV infects and attacks the body within days after transmission; much faster that first believed. What this means, according to the researchers is that testing is going to have to be done sooner and more often in order to identify infections before they can be passed on to others, accoridng to Dr. Peter Leone, North Carolina's HIV/AIDS Health Director and an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Schools of Medicine and Public Health. In addition, it is essential to know what goes on immediately after transmission if vaccine research is going to be successful in bringing us an effective vaccine. Read more in this article from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune.

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