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Mar11
AIDS/ HIV HIGH PREVALENCE IN INDIA :UN DECLARATION ZERO HIV / ZERO DISCRIMINATION BY 2015
AIDS:UN DECLARATION ZERO HIV / ZERO DISCRIMINATION BY 2015

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There are 22 priority countries; they have the highest number of pregnant women living with HIV, as recognised in the ‘Global Plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive’.Global plan was formulated by 110 countries of World in UN HQ by formulating 10 TARGETS ,THE GOAL TO BE COMPLETED BY 2015 WITH YEARLY SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING OF PROGRAMME AND ITS SUCCESS AND HINDRANCE to combat hiv/aids spread,contamination and new cases to promote zero tolernce for hiv/aids,no new cases or ZERO HIV NEW INFECTION AND DEATH DUE TO AIDS by good funding of screening every person for HIV/AIDS and providing primary and secondary treatment for every infected person in countries like india,and other sian countries and countries of AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA and to extend insurance sector to HIV /AIDS IN USA BY PRESIDENT PROFAR PROGRAMME,ZERO DISCRIMINATION OR STIGMA for HIV LIKE A BILL IN UPPER HOUSE IN INDIA to punish those who discriminate HIV /AIDS.
These 22 countries are: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. India is the only country not in Africa.
10 TARGETS SETS UNIVERSALLY TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON ABOVE 22 COUNTRIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:-----.

1.Reduce sexual transmission of HIV by 50% by 2015
2.Halve the transmission of HIV among people who inject drugs by 2015
3.Eliminate HIV infections among children and reduce maternal deaths
4.Reach 15 million people living with HIV with lifesaving antiretroviral treatment by 2015
5.Halve tuberculosis deaths among people living with HIV by 2015
6.Close the global AIDS resource gap
7.Eliminate gender inequalities and gender-based abuse and violence and increase the capacity of women and girls to protect themselves from HIV
8.Eliminate HIV-related stigma, discrimination, punitive laws and practices
9..Eliminate HIV-related restrictions on entry, stay and residence
10.Strengthen HIV integration — with Sikkim Aids Empl Assocn and 15 others. (4 photos)


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Mar10
HIV / AIDS: CONTRACEPTIVE & HIV PREVENTING VAGINAL RING DISCOVERED,BEING USED TO PREVENT PREGNANCY & HIV
HIV / AIDS: CONTRACEPTIVE & HIV PREVENTING VAGINAL RING DISCOVERED,BEING USED TO PREVENT PREGNANCY & HIV

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AN INTRAVAINAL RING HAVING LOADED MEDICINES TENOFOVIR (AN HIV ARV NRIT MEDICINE) AND LEVONORGESTREL (A CONTRACEPTIVE) has been developed by Northwestern University biomedical engineer Patrick Kiser .This is first-of-its-kind intravaginal ring 'reliably delivers' an antiretroviral drug and a contraceptive for months.
The device is designed to protect against HIV and herpes as well as unwanted pregnancy. It will be the first device with the potential to offer this protection to be tested in women.

According to the World Health Organization, 35 million people around the world live with HIV, and 222 million women would like to delay or stop childbearing but are not using any method of contraception.“I suspect women will use the ring primarily for contraception, but they also will benefit from protection against sexually transmitted diseases,” said Kiser, an expert in intravaginal drug delivery. “And for women in the developing world in particular, unwanted pregnancy can have significant health, economic and cultural consequences. We want to motivate women to use this ring.”

The ring, 5.5 centimetres in diameter, is simple yet complex. Kiser and his colleagues worked painstakingly for five years, engineering the three materials that make up the ring and optimizing the device to reliably deliver fixed and efficacious doses of two medicines over a long period of time.the ring is easily inserted in the vagina and stays in place for three months. And because the tenofovir is delivered at the site of transmission, the ring – known as the tenofovir levonorgestrel IVR – utilizes a smaller dose than pills. The levonorgestrel released by the ring is the same drug as that used in certain contraceptive pills and in an intrauterine device.

Tenofovir is taken orally by 3.5 million HIV-infected people worldwide, and it also has been studied as a gel. The drug inhibits HIV and HSV-2 (herpes simplex virus-2) replication in susceptible cells.

Previous studies have demonstrated that antiretroviral drugs can prevent HIV infection, but existing methods for delivering the drug fall short. Pills must be taken daily and require high doses; some women may prefer a longer-lasting method, such as the ring, versus methods used at the time of sex, such as a gel.
The antiretroviral drug section of the ring is made of one kind of polyurethane, and the contraceptive section of the ring is made of another polyurethane. Each material needed to be engineered with the correct diffusion rates, so the encapsulated drug is released into the body at the desired rate, providing the correct dose.

A third polyurethane material between the two sections keeps the drugs separate. All the parts are welded together to complete the ring.


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Mar10
HIV /AIDS: ARV MEDICINES : SOME TRUTHS & MYTHS OF TREATMENT FOR HIV /AIDS PATIENTS FOR BETTER ADHERANCE & CURE
HIV /AIDS: ARV MEDICINES : SOME TRUTHS & MYTHS OF TREATMENT FOR HIV /AIDS PATIENTS FOR BETTER ADHERANCE & CURE

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Antiretroviral therapy -- or ART -- A COMBINATION OF 3-4 DRUGS COMPRISING OF EITHER NRIT OR NNRITS WITH PROTESE INHIBITOR WITH FUSION OR INTEGRASE INHIBITOR OR RECEPTOR BLOCKE revolutionized HIV treatment in the past few decades. And newer improvements, like one-pill-a-day drugs,or injections once a quarter as i wrote in my last article,are making life with HIV easier and safer.
Like chronic disease as hypertension,Diabetes,thyroid or Kidney or cancer we have to take this medicines regularly without any fail and if we do so we shall get Viral load or quantity of virus in our body decreses and our defense cell cd4 population rises and we live a normal life and no opputunistic infections like tb,diarrhoea,skin rashes,ulcers or mouth lesion or fungal infection attacks us.decision to which drug to be used is a complcated one and only an experienced doctor keeping details of type of patients,exposures and presence of infections and general condition of patients and personal history of pt and economical conditions all gives input to DOCTOR TO SELECT DRUG ON EXPERIENCE and DOCTORCHANGES IT IF RESPONSE IS NOT COMING OR ADD SOME MORE IF OPPUTUNISTIC OR OTHER SYMPTOS DEVELOP.
SO SELF MEDICATION OR MEDICATION ONSIMPLE NET OR TELEPHONIC ADVICE ARE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE NEVER TAKEN.TILL NOW ALTERNATIVE HERBAL MEDICINES EFFICACY IS NOT PROOVED SO NEVER TRUST THEM AND AVOID THEM EXCEPT SOME VITMINS,FOOD SUPPLEMENTS AND EXCERCISES.

5 Things to Know About HIV Medications;--
There are lots of myths and stale, outdated information about HIV treatment. Here are five things you should know about ART.
It's easier to take than it used to be. A lot of people with HIV just take one pill once a day. That's it. That one combination pill -- Atripla, Complera, or Stribild -- packs in all the different active ingredients you need. Most people don't need the "cocktails" with complicated dosing schedules anymore.
You have lots of options. Some people need drug combinations. There are six classes of antiretroviral drugs for HIV and more than 30 drugs. If one doesn't work or causes side effects, the doctor has many other choices.
Medications work for a long time. People used to worry that their drugs would stop working after a while and that they'd have to keep switching to new ones. That's not really a risk now. "As long as you keep taking your medications, the same treatment can work for decades," Hare says.
Drugs have fewer side effects. While specific side effects depend on the drug, HIV treatment is much safer and easier to tolerate than it used to be. For most people, side effects -- like upset stomach and diarrhea -- are minor and often go away. Long-term risks include cholesterol problems and weakened bones. But even so, the risks of treatment are much lower than the risks of not getting it, Hare says.
You may start taking medication as soon as you're diagnosed. Many experts believe that the sooner you start treatment, the better. However, some doctors prefer to wait until your CD4 count, a measure of some immune cells, drops to a certain point before starting treatment. See what your doctor recommends.


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Mar09
HIV AIDS: LONG ACTIVE ONCE IN A QUARTER MEDICINE IS ON WAY: BETTER COMPLIANCE AND ADHERANCE LESS SIDE EFFECTS
HIV AIDS: LONG ACTIVE ONCE INA QUARTER MEDICINE IS ON WAY :

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A long-acting, injectable HIV drug could potentially protect people from infection with the AIDS virus for up to three months, new animal studies suggest.The experimental drug, called GSK744, protected macaque monkeys from repeated attempts to infect the animals with a hybrid simian/human AIDS virus called SHIV, scientists said.

GSK744 is a reformulated, long-acting version of an HIV drug known as dolutegravir (Tivicay), which has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment in people who have already been infected with HIV and is now used in many combination as primary or secondry drug in USA AND UK but not IN OUR ART CENTRES .these are less toxic and having less side effects and reisitant to virus is almost unknown.

While GSK744 hasn't been tested on humans, doctors hope that it will lead to a medication that could effectively protect people against HIV infection, mostly because it would only need to be administered on a quarterly basis. However, findings from animal studies often don't hold up in human trials.

Such a long-lasting drug would help overcome one of the major problems with current medications that attempt to protect against HIV infection -- the ability of people to take their medication on a daily basis.

"Some of the really good pre-exposure prophylaxis treatments have not been effective, mainly because people don't take the drug," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. "The major stumbling block the field has experienced has been the lack of adherence. It's not because the drugs don't work. It's because people don't take them as directed."

Researchers expect to launch human trials for GSK744 within a matter of months, said study author Chasity Andrews, a scientist with the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center at Rockefeller University in New York City.

GSK744 is in a class of antiretroviral drugs called integrase inhibitors. These medications block HIV from inserting its genetic material into the body's immune cells.

GSK744 is different in that it crystallizes in the bloodstream, allowing a slow, steady release of the medicine over time, the Rockefeller researchers explained.

Their findings are published online March 6 in the journal Science. The Rockefeller study, and similar results from a study conducted by researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were presented Tuesday at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Boston, according to published reports.

The medication levels that protected the monkeys translate to doses that could sustain human protection for 12 weeks to 16 weeks, Andrews said.

Effective protection against HIV is necessary to fight the spread of AIDS. There were 2.3 million new HIV infections globally in 2012, the researchers noted in background material, with more than 35.3 million people already infected. — with AidsControl Empl India and 19 others.


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Mar09
HIV /AIDS :CAUSTIONS BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT:MEDICINES SHORT & LONG TERM SIDE EFFECTS & MANAGEMENT
HIV /AIDS :CAUSTIONS BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT

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HIV /AIDS only methos to control it is by medicines ARV ,mostly a combination of recently investigated and discovered 3-4 medicines WHICH CURES VIRUS BUT PRODUCE MANY SIDE EFFECTS,SO SHOULD BE TAKEN AFTER PRECRIBED BY A GOOD EXPERT DOCTOR,self or over the table or counter medicines may produce many lethal side effects and complications.
doctors write thesr medicines specifically needed for one person or individually as his way of exposure,duration of symptos,presence of any oopurtunistic infections,his blood tests like CD$,Viral Load,CBC,LFT,KFT, LIPIDPROFILE, HBSag,HCV,VDRL,urine R/E,urine C/S,Stool for R/E ,CXR,ECG,USG of Abdomen etc are main tests needed to be done before starting therapy as presence of ny TB,STDs,Pneumonia,Diarrhoea or skin rash may produce unlike effects and complications and so medicines will change from one person to other considering his /her food habit,any addiction history,physical built,personal history of excercise and mental status and attitude.
Short-Term Side Effects of HIV Treatment:
HIV treatment can cause side effects for a brief period while it is controlling the virus in your body. Common short-term side effects include:
Fatigue
Anemia, a problem with red blood cells that may also cause fatigue
Diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting
Dizziness or headaches
Insomnia
Pain and nerve problems
A skin rash
Injection site reactions
Dry mouth
Weight loss
Vivid dreams
Although these side effects may bother you for a while, they frequently get better with time -- often within a few weeks.If side effects do not lessen, or if they are severe or unusual, then Doctor will decide whether to continue medicines or not as Heapatitis leading to high jaundice or severy skin rashes as Stevns Jhonson syndrome or severe depression or loss of sleep or night mares,so severe anaemia or lipidostrophy may bound him to stop some medicines and start new mediicines..

Doctor examines that CD$ rises and Viral load decreases if not then he suspects Viral Resistant with medicines so if affordable drug sensitivity test or otherwise randomly he stars new medicine out of one group.During this one has to take medicines regularly without any fail,good diet,excecise,and no addiction of alcohol,nicotine,drugs and good sexual habit with safe sex and no contamination with infected blood or semen.
Coping With Long-Term Side Effects of HIV Treatment:
Some of the most common long-term side effects and coping strategies include:
Fat redistribution. Known as lipodystrophy, this can occur when the body changes the way it produces, uses, and stores fat. You might lose fat in your face and legs and gain fat in your abdomen and back of your neck. Switching medications may keep symptoms from getting worse. But there are few other options for treating this long-term side effect.
Increases in cholesterol or triglycerides. This can increase the risk for problems such as heart disease. Diet and other lifestyle changes are a first step. Medications such as statins and fibrates may also be recommended by your doctor.
Elevated blood sugar levels. Exercise, weight management, and other lifestyle changes may help. Your doctor may also recommend other medications to control blood sugar levels.
Decreases in bone density. This can increase the risk of bone fractures, especially as you get older. Try weight-bearing exercises like walking or weight lifting. Your doctor may recommend calcium and vitamin D supplements, or medications to treat or prevent osteoporosis.
A buildup of a cellular waste product. Known as lactic acidosis, this uncommon issue can cause a wide range of problems, from muscle aches to liver failure. You may need to switch drugs.kidney stones can also occur so one has to take more water intake,side by side if any oppurtunistic infection then Cotraimaxazole for Pneumonia,Dirrhoea,toxoplasma ,cytomegal onfection,anti fungal for fungal infection and treatment for TB etc has to be taken.During start of such treatment "IRIS" or a special reaction may develop but subsides with steroid and regular treatment .


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Feb19
HIV & DRUGS: INTRAVENOUS DRUGS SPREAD HIV DIRECTLY AND OTHER INTOXICATING DRUG TOO SPREAD HIV /AIDS INDIRECTLY
HIV & DRUGS: INTRAVENOUS DRUGS SPREAD HIV DIRECTLY AND OTHER INTOXICATING DRUG TOO SPREAD HIV /AIDS INDIRECTLY

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Drug abuse and addiction have been linked with HIV/AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic. Although injection drug use is well known in this regard, the role that non-injection drug abuse plays in the spread of HIV is less recognized. This is partly due to the addictive and intoxicating effects of many drugs, which can alter judgment and inhibition and lead people to engage in impulsive and unsafe behaviors.

Injection drug use. People typically associate drug abuse and HIV/AIDS with injection drug use and needle sharing. When injection drug users share "equipment"-such as needles, syringes, and other drug injection paraphernalia-HIV can be transmitted between users. Other infections-such as hepatitis C-can also be spread this way. Hepatitis C can cause liver disease and permanent liver damage.

Poor judgment and risky behavior. Drug abuse by any route (not just injection) can put a person at risk for getting HIV. Drug and alcohol intoxication affect judgment and can lead to unsafe sexual practices, which put people at risk for getting HIV or transmitting it to someone else.

Biological effects of drugs. Drug abuse and addiction can affect a person's overall health, thereby altering susceptibility to HIV and progression of AIDS. Drugs of abuse and HIV both affect the brain. Research has shown that HIV causes greater injury to cells in the brain and cognitive impairment among methamphetamine abusers than among HIV patients who do not abuse drugs. In animal studies, methamphetamine has been shown to increase the amount of HIV in brain cells[*].

Drug abuse treatment. Since the late 1980s, research has shown that treating drug abuse is an effective way to prevent the spread of HIV. Drug abusers in treatment stop or reduce their drug use and related risk behaviors, including drug injection and unsafe sexual practices. Drug treatment programs also serve an important role in providing current information on HIV/AIDS and related diseases, counseling and testing services, and referrals for medical and social services.


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Feb17
HIV /AIDS : RARE PERSONS WHO NEVER SHOWS AIDS SYMPTOMS-LONG TIME NON RESPODERS(LNTPs) HAVING VIRUS & CONTACT WITH POSITIVE-THE REASON-WHY?
HIV /AIDS : RARE PERSONS WHO NEVER SHOWS AIDS SYMPTOMS-LONG TIME NON RESPODERS(LNTPs) HAVING VIRUS & CONTACT WITH POSITIVE-THE REASON-WHY?

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Since,the earliest days of the HIV epidemic, scientists have regularly observed HIV-infected individuals who did not progress to AIDS and were able to maintain stable CD4 counts and low-to-undetectable viral loads without treatment,often for decades and even regular contact with hiv partners.These are about one in 500 and these are called LONG TERM NON RESPONDERS OR LNTPs,theirs study of Gene has given chance to produce a medicine called CCR5 inhibitor-class drug, Selzentry (maraviroc).
Stephen Crohn, "The Man Who Can't Catch AIDS"

Stephen Crohn, who was dubbed "The man who can't catch AIDS" by the U.K's Independent newspaper, was found to have had an anomaly called a "delta 32" mutation on CCR5 receptors of his CD4 cells, the mutation of which effectively prevents HIV from entering target immune cells. Crohn first came to the attention of Dr. Bill Paxton of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in 1996 after tests revealed no signs of infection despite having had multiple sexual partners, all of who died of AIDS. The mutation has since been identified in less than 1% of the population.
These can maintain high CD4/CD8 T cell counts for more than 15 to 20 years without the use of antiretroviral drugs. Within this group is a rarer subset called "elite controllers" who are able to sustain viral loads of less than 50 copies/mL throughout the course of infection. It is estimated that there are 1,500 elite controllers in the U.S.

In studying these groups since the mid-1990s, we have begun identify some of the mechanisms by which viremic control is achieved. Among the discoveries is a genetic mutation in the FUT2 gene, which has been found to occur in 10-20% of Europeans and is believed to confer a protective association against heterosexual HIV infection. The anomaly was first noted in 2000 among a group of female Senegalese sex workers who appeared to have an innate resistance to HIV.
A number of other genetic characteristics have since been identified in LTNPs, including one associated with the production of certain classes of human leukocyte antigens (HLAs), known to exert control over HIV INFECTION.
CCR5-delta-32 mutation :
Timothy Ray Brown, also known as "the Berlin Patient," is the first person believed to have been "functionally cured" of HIV.Born in the U.S., Brown was given a bone marrow transplant in 2009 to treat his acute leukemia. Doctors at Charité Hospital in Berlin, Germany selected a stem cell donor with two copies of the CCR5-delta-32 mutation, known to confer to HIV resistance. Routine tests performed soon after the transplant revealed that the HIV antibodies had decreased to such as to suggest the complete eradication of the virus from his system.
While Brown continues to show no signs of HIV, two subsequent stem cell transplants conducted by doctors at Brigham and Women's Hospital failed to achieve similar results, with both patients experiencing viral rebound after 10 and 13 months of undetectable tests. These patients were not transplanted with the Delta 32 mutation, however.
Donor 45:
In 2010, a gay African American man known simply as "Donor 45" was found to possess a powerful HIV neutralizing antibody called VRC01 by researchers at the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).Subsequent research in 2011 identified two HIV-infected Africans with similar VRC01 antibodies.What was particularly compelling about the discovery was the fact that VRC01 is able to bind to 90% of all global strains of HIV, effectively blocking infection even as the virus mutates. Due the high genetic diversity of HIV, most defensive antibodies are unable to achieve this level of action.
The discovery helped broaden research into the stimulation of broadly neutralizing antibodies, which may one day prevent or slow disease progression without the use of antiretroviral drugs.


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Feb12
HIV /AIDS TRANSMISSION ---HOW IT COMES AND SPREAD IN HUMAN BODY
HIV /AIDS TRANSMISSION ---HOW IT COMES AND SPREAD IN HUMAN BODY

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This report provides a synthesis of the current scientific evidence on the risk of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) associated with sexual activities, injection and other drug use, and mother-to-child (vertical) transmission.
Sexual transmission of HIV;
Although there are challenges in quantifying risk by sex act, all studies consistently reported that anal intercourse is a higher risk act than vaginal intercourse, which in turn is a higher risk act than oral intercourse. There is also an increased risk associated with receptive intercourse (both vaginal and anal) compared with insertive intercourse(by penis).Vibrator if used immediately by two three sex performer Hiv positive and if blood or excessive secretion then only spread old used vibrator doesnot as dry up blood or secretions kill HIV.
The risk estimates for the sexual transmission of HIV, per sex act, range widely, from 0.5% to 3.38% (with mid-range estimates of 1.4% to 1.69%) for receptive anal intercourse; 0.06% to 0.16% for insertive anal intercourse; 0.08% to 0.19% for receptive vaginal intercourse (i.e., male-to-female); and approximately 0.05% to 0.1% for insertive vaginal intercourse (i.e., female-to-male). The risk of transmission from unprotected oral intercourse (whether penile-oral or vaginal-oral) is markedly lower than for anal or vaginal intercourse, and findings suggest a low but non-zero transmission probability. The risk of transmission to the receptive partner increases with ejaculation and the presence of oral ulcers and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the oropharynx or inside vagina or anuspresent as it cuase more rupture of mucosa so more blood contact or deeper penetration.
The strongest predictor of HIV sexual transmission is plasma viral load. As plasma viral load increases, the risk of transmission also increases. So if person tkes ARV AND VIRAL LOAD LESS TRANSMISSION IS LOW.
The presence of a concomitant STI has also been found to affect HIV transmission. STIs increase susceptibility to HIV by a factor of 2 to 4 and increase transmissibility 2 to 3 times.Male circumcision decreases the risk of female-to-male sexual transmission of HIV by 50% to 60%. However, there is little epidemiological evidence to suggest that circumcision reduces the risk of transmission to female partners of circumcised men or is effective in the prevention of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM).
HIV transmission among people who use drugs:
For people who inject drugs, the risk of transmission per injection from a contaminated needle has been estimated to be between 0.7% and 0.8%. However, studies of contact with improperly discarded needles outside of the healthcare setting suggest that such exposures represent a low risk for HIV transmission, likely due to the low viability of the virus outside the body.So old used razor blade or toilet sheet covered with old or or 30 minutes or more dry up secretion or blood doesnot transmit it and not on intact skin even blood mixed in water tub.Good volume of blood and that of highly infected person and direct contact is important for transmission SO BLOOD TRANSFUSION OF HIV POSITIVE TO HIV NEGATIVE CAUSE 100% TRANSMISSION.
People using non-injection drugs are also at risk of HIV infection. Drug OR EVEN ALCOHOL EXCESSIVE use can alter sexual behaviours by increasing risk taking. In addition, several drugs have been reported to be independent risk factors for HIV transmission.
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV:
In the absence of any preventive intervention, for example, highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART), mother-to-child transmission (also known as “vertical” transmission) ranges from about 15% to 45% depending on whether breastfeeding alternatives are available. As with other modes of transmission, maternal plasma viral load has been consistently associated with the risk of vertical transmission. Since HAART, which is used to suppress viral replication, was introduced in 1997, the rate of mother-to-child transmission has dropped dramatically in Canada.

Beyond viral load, there are several factors associated with an increased risk of vertical transmission. Concurrent STIs and co-infection with either hepatitis C or active tuberculosis increase the risk of vertical transmission. While mode of delivery was once found to be associated with vertical transmission, since the introduction of HAART, studies indicate that there are probably no additional benefits to elective caesarean section for women with low viral loads.Obstetric events, including prolonged rupture of membranes and intrapartum use of fetal scalp electrodes or fetal scalp pH sampling, have been found to increase the risk of perinatal transmission of HIV.
Mother-to-child HIV transmission can also occur through breastfeeding. The probability of transmission of HIV through breastfeeding is in the range of 9% to 16%. Co-factors that are associated with risk of transmission from breastfeeding include duration and pattern of breastfeeding, maternal breast health, and high plasma or breast milk viral load.

HIV IS NOT SPREAD BY HUGGING SHAKING HANDS,USING CLOTH BED DRINKING EATING SHARING FOOD WATER AIR ,SALIVA,TEAR(VERY LESS)WITH HIV PATIENTS.ANY SECRETIONS OR BLOOD DRIED OR BEING EXPOSED MORE THAN 30 MINUTES ON RAZOR,BLADE ,HANDERCHIEF,TOOTH BRUSH,WATER TUB ,UTENSILS DOESNOT TRANSMIT AS VIRUS IS KILLED DIRECT CONTACT OF VAGINAL,SEMEN ,BODY FLUID OR BLOOD WITH BLOOD OR BREACHED SKIN OR MUCOSA MEMBRANE TRANSMIT IT.MULTIPLE PARTNERS ,HIGH VIRAL LOAD USUALLY TRANSMIT IT NOT SINGLE PARTNER MIXING ,LOW VIRAL LOAD ,KISSING HAVING NO LEAKED SKIN,MUCOSA USUALLY NOT TRANSMIT IT,USE OF CONDOM IS MUST AS IT PREVENT DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER STDS AND MIXING OF MORE GENOTYPES OR STRAIN OF HIV SO MAKING IT EASIER TO TREAT.
IF ARV GIVEN TO MOTHER OR INFECTED CHILD OR PROPHYLAXIS TO CLOSE CONTACT OR HEALTH PERSONNEL ITS TANSMISSION IS MORE EASILY CONTROLLED.


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Feb09
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In this such developed nation list where our government spent crores the Plight of Contractual Employees of Health Sector of India , who are working on Meager Salaries , from the last 5-25 Years , in NACO, NRHM, RNTCP etc government giant welfare government health programmes is well known.
Surprisingly,It is a matter of great Pity that Health sector Employees of India are still working on Contract basis at the Grass Level throughout India on Various Positions , on meager salaries , from the Last 5-25 Years ,without having any Medical Facilities/Benefits, D.A ,HRA & Other Allowances like Health & Risk allowances & Govt. of India has totally failed in considering their long pending demands of Regularization of their Jobs. This is all because Govt. of India , Health Ministry,Central Govt. at the Centre & the Corrupt & Selfish Bureaucrats in the concerned Health Ministry , lacks the necessary Will & Willpower ,to regularize these Contractual Employees Permanently , although there is no Deficit of any Revenue & Necessary Budgetary allocations to Health sector of Govt., Of India.Central Govt. is totally Anti-People & Anti- Employee & all its Ministers & Selfish Bureaucrats are very adamant & reluctant to accept the genuine demands of Contractual Employees of Health Sector of India till today. The Formula of Equal Work & Equal Pay must have been implemented for Contractual Employees in Health Sector of India ,But the Present Gov.has adopted divisive ,Discriminatory & Stigmatic policy towards Contractual Health Sector Employees.They donot consider equality at all and see these employee as second class and treat them below the other staff in Health sector and senior officers.

It is a fact that Contractual Employees of National AIDS Control Organization under DAC( Ministry of Health & Family welfare ),Govt. of India (as NACO Programme has been implemented throughout India from the last 10 Years,NRHM,RNTCP RUNNING SINCE LAST FEW YEARS) serve to the needs of all HIV /AIDS,TB,HEPATITIS ,STDs AND OTHER SERIOUS PATIENTS WITH OPPURTUNISTIC INFECTIONS Patients in various ART Centers ,throughout the entire Length & Breadth of this Country.Apart from the ART Centers,LINKED ART CENTRES Various ICTC Centers,STDs centres,BLOOD BANKS,ANTENATAL CENTRES,NRHM,RNTCP etc. have been functioning in various Civil Hospitals ,Govt. Medical Colleges, Medical Research Institutes & Various Centre of Excellence in various states of India. But the Employees working in these ART Centers ,ICTC Centre’s, Concerned All SACS,EMPLOYEES OF NRH,RNTCP AND OTHER HEALTH PROGRAMMES OF GOVT,Employees in various States at the facility level/Grass Root level,from the last 5-10 years ,are still working on meager salaries on contract basis without any Medical Benefits/ Insurance Benefits , HRA, D.A & Other Risk Allowances ,even in a very High Risk Environment , of getting infected with HIV,IDS,HEPATITIS,STDS,TB OR OTHER SERIOUS DISEASE INFECTION just TO SERVE SUCH SERIOUS PATIENTS,even though NACP-IV has already started from the last year.But the Bureaucrats ,All Officers & Higher authorities of NACO have increased their Salaries to a very high Level,without considering the Increase of Salaries of the Senior or Junior Employees who have been working on various Positions at the Grass root level/ Facility Level in All ART Centre’s, ICTC Centers, Various SACS etc. It is morally & Ethically applicble, that the Salaries of Senior and Junior Employees at the grass root level/Facility level should have been increased to a High level as many administrative Bureaucrats and senior monitoring and Regulatory Doctors and other officials did in NACP-IV.But instead ,the Govt. of India has again adopted here divisive & Discriminatory policy for Grass-root Level Employees butr they have increased the salaries of Higher officials , who have to do nothing concrete just supervision,always sit in aircondition rooms,enjoying seminars in big hotels in India and abroad with free air journey of family members and visit to foreign countries,so many senior bureaucraats join NACO TO AVAIL SUCH FACILITIES AND REMAIN HERE ONG TO GET GOOD ENJOYMENT OF NOT ONLY OF THEM BUT THEIR WHOLE FAMILY ,enjoying with Bolywood stars in name of HIV/AIDS AWARENESS. This NACO programme is becoming successful only because of Employees working at the grass-root/facility level & not because of higher officials.Why NACO is not considering seriously to recruit Manpower at the grass –root Level/Facility level,where work load is increasing day by day,Instead they are wasting the Precious Money of the Public in increasing the posts at the supervision & Higher Levels ,who have to do nothing concrete, rather they are becoming burden for the NACO. Although Representation has already been given to the Higher NACO Authorities regarding the Genuine Long Pending Genuine Demands of contractual NACO Employees by The All India AIDS Control Employees Association many a times ,but nothing concrete decision has been taken by theHealth Minister & NACO Authorities . Rather they are just following the dilly dallying Policies. If the Govt. fails to listen to the voice & genuine Demands of the Contractual Employees , then the Employees will not have any way,rather to go in for Strike/Protest ,against the unwilling & Reluctant higher Authorities, till their Genuine demands are accepted as being observed at JANTAR MNTAR,AND AT DIFFERENT SAC'S OFFICES IN VARIOUS PART OF COUNTRY,FEW EMPLOYEES ARE SERIOUS TOO BUT OUR GOVERNMENT IS DEAF AND DUMB HARDLY CAREFUL TO LISTEN TO THEM FORCING THEM TO GHERAO GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND HOUSE OF BIG POLITICIANS IN COMING DAYS.

Un-availability of All Basic Medicines/ Clinical Medicines, Anti Cancer Medicines free of cost to the needy poor patients --- It is a great Blunder that Govt. of India is still not thinking seriously to provide All basic Medicines/ Clinical medicines/ Anti -cancer medicines free of cost to the needy poor patients in all Civil Hospitals/Civil Dispensaries/ Medical Colleges/ PGIMER etc . About 40-60% of the Income of Common man is spent on his/her health care needs here in India. How will he survive if such a large amount of their income gets wasted on keeping them healthy, for purchasing medicines ,because these medicines are not available free of cost in Govt. Hospitals. It is the Moral Duty of the Govt. of India to Provide free of cost healthcare to all Indian Citizens, especially Poor Needy patients & also as per the suggestion of W.H.O.

For All Indian Citizens & N.R.I of India---I Think , If I am not wrong , all the concerned Citizens of the India & N.R.Is , should raise their voice & support the cause of Poor patients & To put Pressure On the Central Govt. to make ensure the availability of All Basic Medicines/ Clinical Medicines/ Anti-Cancer Medicines in all Govt. Hospitals free of cost ,in the Interest of Poor & Needy Patients & Also should support whole heatedly the cause of Contractual Employees working in Health Sector in India & to Press for their Regularization in the larger interest of patients & Society at large.

Emergency Alert—If the Present Congress Govt. at the Centre failed to solve the above stated Problems till today , than that day will not be too far , when the common man of this country will not excuse them for their faults/ Non-Governance, Anti- People & Anti-Employee Policies & they will raise their voice to change the existing corrupt, Reluctant & unwilling system & will definitely find an alternative honest Political Party & Subsequently Honest & People Friendly Govt. at the Centre ,who will whole Heartedly cater to their genuine demands & needs in the Near Future & also will opt for that Govt. , Who will provide All Basic Medicines/ Anti-Cancer Medicines/ Clinical Medicines free of cost to the suffering & Poor Patients community at large.


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LIFE SAVING MEDICINES NOT IN HOSPITALS-DOES OUR GOVT LISTENS?
LIFE SAVING MEDICINES NOT IN HOSPITALS-DOES OUR GOVT LISTENS?

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Un-availability of All Basic Medicines/ Clinical Medicines, Anti Cancer Medicines free of cost to the needy poor patients --- It is a serious situation that Govt. of India is still not thinking seriously to provide All basic Medicines/ Clinical medicines/ Anti -cancer medicines free of cost to the needy poor patients in all Civil Hospitals/Civil Dispensaries/ Medical Colleges/ PGIMER etc . About 40-60% of the Income of Common man is spent on his/her health care needs here in India. How will he survive if such a large amount of their income gets wasted on keeping them healthy, for purchasing medicines ,because these medicines are not available free of cost in Govt. Hospitals. It is the Moral Duty of the Govt. of India to Provide free of cost healthcare to all Indian Citizens, especially Poor Needy patients & also as per the suggestion of W.H.O.

For All Indian Citizens & N.R.I of India---I Think , If I am not wrong , all the concerned Citizens of the India & N.R.Is , should raise their voice & support the cause of Poor patients & To put Pressure On the Central Govt. to make ensure the availability of All Basic Medicines/ Clinical Medicines/ Anti-Cancer Medicines in all Govt. Hospitals free of cost ,in the Interest of Poor & Needy Patients & Also should support whole heartedly the cause of Contractual Employees working in Health Sector in India & to Press for their Regularization in the larger interest of patients & Society at large.

Emergency Alert—If the Present Govt. at the Centre and different state Governments in different states failed to solve the above stated Problems till today , than that day will not be too far,when the common man of this country will not excuse them for their faults/ Non-Governance, Anti- People & Anti-Employee Policies & they will raise their voice to change the existing corrupt, Reluctant & unwilling system & will definitely find an alternative honest Political Party & Subsequently Honest & People Friendly Govt. at the Centre and Sttes ,who will whole Heartedly cater to their genuine demands & needs in the Near Future & also will opt for that Govt. , Who will provide All Basic Medicines/ Anti-Cancer Medicines/ Clinical Medicines free of cost to the suffering & Poor Patients community at large.


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