Surge In HIV Infections Anticipated Due To Coronavirus Lockdown, Researcher Warns

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An artist illustration of a schematic depiction of the protein structure of the pre-fusion HIV spike as viewed from above shows the three gp41 molecules in blue and the three gp120 molecules in red, in this National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) image released on October 8, 2014. New research that sheds light on the methods and machinery used by HIV to infect cells provides insight into the tricky virus that potentially could guide the development of a vaccine against the virus that causes AIDS, according to U.S. government and other scientists. REUTERS/NIAID/Handout

Nationwide lockdowns and stay-at-home orders are helping contain COVID-19 pandemic, however, researchers fear that this may potentially lead to a surge in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections worldwide. An epidemiologist at Emory University, Travis Sanchez, believes that lockdown may undermine the efforts of public health experts in controlling HIV infections. Read More

Surge In HIV Infections Anticipated Due To Coronavirus Lockdown, Researcher Warns

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