Scientific Journal of HIV/AIDS & Clinical Research (SJHCR) is an Open Access peer reviewed, online publishing journal which aims to publish scholarly and quality papers in the significant areas of HIV/AIDS & Clinical Research.
People also ask, what is HIV and AIDS Pubmed?
Many of the clinical features of HIV/AIDS can be ascribed to the profound immune deficiency which develops in infected patients. The destruction of the immune system by the virus results in opportunistic infection, as well as an increased risk of autoimmune disease and malignancy.
Besides, what is HIV virus made of?
HIV-1 is composed of two copies of noncovalently linked, unspliced, positive-sense single-stranded RNA enclosed by a conical capsid composed of the viral protein p24, typical of lentiviruses.
What is the main cause of HIV AIDS?
HIV infection is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. You can get HIV from contact with infected blood, semen, or vaginal fluids. Most people get the virus by having unprotected sex with someone who has HIV. Another common way of getting it is by sharing drug needles with someone who is infected with HIV.
What is the purpose of HIV research?
Research to Prevent HIV Infection and Transmission
CDC’s research efforts include identifying scientifically proven, cost-effective, and scalable interventions and prevention strategies to be implemented as part of a high-impact prevention approach for maximal impact on the HIV epidemic.
Where is HIV in nature?
HIV infection in humans came from a type of chimpanzee in Central Africa. The chimpanzee version of the virus (called simian immunodeficiency virus, or SIV) was probably passed to humans when humans hunted these chimpanzees for meat and came in contact with their infected blood.