Comments on: STI and HIV free date? http://www.peripheries.org/2008/09/11/sti-and-hiv-free-date/ Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:39:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Roger http://www.peripheries.org/2008/09/11/sti-and-hiv-free-date/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Roger Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:19:51 +0000 http://www.peripheries.org/?p=432#comment-84 Hey Bobo! Very nice to see you here! Yes indeed a very different kind of discussion! I try to stay away from politics as it makes me overheat!!! There are several "clades" of HIV and for instance Type C is the more common in China and some part of Africa, whilst in the West it is type B and in SE Asia like Thailand type E. These strains are not all equal and type E for example is more agressive. All of this is very important when it comes to vaccine design because a vaccine may not work against all strains! Anyway, thank again for passing by! Hey Bobo!

Very nice to see you here! Yes indeed a very different kind of discussion! I try to stay away from politics as it makes me overheat!!!

There are several “clades” of HIV and for instance Type C is the more common in China and some part of Africa, whilst in the West it is type B and in SE Asia like Thailand type E. These strains are not all equal and type E for example is more agressive.

All of this is very important when it comes to vaccine design because a vaccine may not work against all strains!

Anyway, thank again for passing by!

]]> By: The BoBo http://www.peripheries.org/2008/09/11/sti-and-hiv-free-date/comment-page-1/#comment-83 The BoBo Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:22:20 +0000 http://www.peripheries.org/?p=432#comment-83 Hey Roger - I just learned something interesting this week in my infectious diseases epidemiology class - you may already be aware of this as you are immersed in this - but - apparently, there are 3 distinct groups of the HIV-1 strain (these being M(major), N (those not categorized in M or O), and O (outliers) as categorized by molecular phylogenetic analysis. Apparently, there are nine separate genetic types in the M category. Based on the genetic sub-types found in category M - they are able to track the clusters by geographic regions. Essentially, they are making strides in at least identifying the origins of the various strains which could ultimately lead to further interventions for the prevention of spreading this disease. The WHO, in concert with the CDC, are taking a two-pronged approach to attacking HIV and AIDS. They are still funding research for finding a cure for HIV/AIDS while looking at ways to eradicate the disease by looking at it from a molecular level. There is still hope out there! I bet I confuse the hell outta ya don't I? LOL - a little different compared to what I write on my own blog. Hey Roger – I just learned something interesting this week in my infectious diseases epidemiology class – you may already be aware of this as you are immersed in this – but – apparently, there are 3 distinct groups of the HIV-1 strain (these being M(major), N (those not categorized in M or O), and O (outliers) as categorized by molecular phylogenetic analysis. Apparently, there are nine separate genetic types in the M category. Based on the genetic sub-types found in category M – they are able to track the clusters by geographic regions.

Essentially, they are making strides in at least identifying the origins of the various strains which could ultimately lead to further interventions for the prevention of spreading this disease.

The WHO, in concert with the CDC, are taking a two-pronged approach to attacking HIV and AIDS. They are still funding research for finding a cure for HIV/AIDS while looking at ways to eradicate the disease by looking at it from a molecular level. There is still hope out there!

I bet I confuse the hell outta ya don’t I? LOL – a little different compared to what I write on my own blog.

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