According to medicalnews.com there may be hope for an effective vaccine for AIDS. Researchers working for the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) found two new antibodies from blood samples of infected people of developing countries. These antibodies are known as broadening neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) that exploit a weak spot in HIV that could be helpful in creating a vaccine. (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/163050.php)
This is very goo news for the world but more importantly those infected with the HIV/AIDS virus. Although it is only the beginning of testing for an effective vaccine it is still good news. There may be some glimpse of hope but we still need to be aware and still continue to educate people about the disease. I love how modern medicine continues to find new ways to help us.
This is very goo news for the world but more importantly those infected with the HIV/AIDS virus. Although it is only the beginning of testing for an effective vaccine it is still good news. There may be some glimpse of hope but we still need to be aware and still continue to educate people about the disease. I love how modern medicine continues to find new ways to help us.
Hey Desiree,
ReplyDeleteThis is very interesting; it gives me alot of hope to know that we can prevent HIV/AIDS. I was doing some research last night and I found out in some article that researchers discovered that some people can have virtual immunity to the disease by the inheritance of mutated genes, but now you're saying that there is a vaccine against it so it's even better!... I hope scientists can find a cure soon because it breaks my heart to know about all those people suffering from this disease.
Great article, thanks for sharing it.
I will have to read the article to see if they are talking about a vaccine to prevent the transmission of HIV or a vaccine they will give to those already infected to slow down the progress. The scientific community has used the word vaccine to mean something give to someone already infected and that is not the usual use of the word.
ReplyDeleteI tried to use the link you posted but it wouldn't come up for me. Can you give me the shortened version so I can try to get to it through the front door rather than the back door?
I was able to find this article and it was very interesting. It seems this is just a small step in finding a vaccination but any step forward is progess. I found it comforting that so many foundations are grouping together in finding a cure. Thank you for that read =)
ReplyDeleteIts great to know that after so much research scientists in modern medicine are still progressing. Even a glimpse of hope for a vaccine for the virus opens up so many doors. This weakness in the virus could be just the breakthrough we are looking for. I hop[e to hear more about this progress. Great blog, and great article, thank you.
ReplyDeleteI am very interested in reading rather this cure is directed towards those already suffering with the virus or will the cure be used to prevent the transmission of HIV. I believe this is valuable information either way, and I look forward to reading your blog to see if we can get that question answered. I attempted to pull up the article but I was unsuccessful, so if you could post the shortened version of the webpage were you located the information I would appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading more about this soon!
Great blog (I'm new to blogging so I may have to "steal" some of your ideas! =P ). Seriously though, I have heard increasingly over the past few years about HIV vaccines and ways to prevent transmission of it. I even had a friend send me to the US Government patent site, where there is a patent listed that is supposedly an AIDS cure. It's all so fascinating really. I look forward to seeing what you find over the next few weeks!
ReplyDeleteIt is shocking to see that 46% of those who are infected with HIV are black/African American. This is why African Americans are targeted for receiving higher disease prevention education. Unlike you, I hated Biology and so doing module 2 was difficult for me trying to answer some of the interpretation questions. HIV is very scary because it lives in your cells and makes your body kill itself. I really hope we find a cure for this terrible disease because it’s not fair for people to die innocently because of an accident that anyone of us could happen to.
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