Author: Ilia
Types and Strains of HIV Virus
The human immunodeficiency virus is an infection that can severely impair the body’s immunity. If left untreated, it can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), its advanced stage. Although it is commonly classified as a sexually transferred disease, there can be other causes for developing this condition. Irresponsible use of contaminated needles is another means of HIV …
Hepatitis C Transmission
Hepatitis C affects 3.3% percent of the world’s population. A social stigma resonates in the community that hepatitis C, just like HIV, spreads from person to person through body fluids. To some extent, it is true, but not entirely. It is highly unlikely to contract the infection through sexual contact. Unsafe drug injections, blood transfusions, …
Stages and Progression of Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is a viral disease virus (HCV) that infects the liver. The severity of symptoms depends on the stages and progression of the disease. Sometimes, the condition will pass asymptomatically with no treatment. Although there is no vaccine for HCV infection, we can cure it with a combination of antiviral drugs that suppress HCV’s …
