A new study has found an anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial vaginal chemical compound to destroy the non-human version of HIV in female monkeys.

It would be a remarkable finding if it could be turn out to do the same functions in human beings to avert this devastating disease worldwide.

The researchers were surprised to notice when an amalgam called glcerol monolaurate (GML) was used as a gel in vagina, the diffusion of the nonhuman monkey version of HIV, known as SIV, was took place.

They are thinking that if GML is used as a topical microbicide, it can be helpful to prevent HIV, and millions of lives could be saved from this terrible virus.

But they further said that it could not be taken to cure the disease rather it would require more trials to be proved secure and efficient in human beings.

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The HIV infection is rapidly spreading among the bisexual men and gays, in Asia because they are engaged in the unsafe sex and intentionally avoid the use of condoms. The health ministry is still unable to create awareness about the disease and its deadly consequences, health officials reported.

The pandemic will increase considerably within the few up coming years, if the appropriate education and strong planning would not be established. Massimo Ghhidinelli representative of WHO warned.

He delivered his comments at the presentation of the static, which how the upward trend was noticed by the regional AIDS experts in Hong Kong.

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The U.S. has step forwarded to stop the dispersion of AIDS on priority basis, not only for humanity, but because the AIDS disaster has put the prosperity and development of nations on stake, around the world. Today, USAID is a part of U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the largest and most widespread AIDS program in the world.

To diagnose HIV infection, you can use home HIV test kit for quick result without wasting any time instead of conventional ELISA and Western Blot methods to minimize the Window period and the risk of HIV transmission.

Symptoms

The unique symptoms of AIDS do not normally develop in person with healthy immunity. These symptoms of AIDS are some time also referred as opportunistic infections.

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In Hong Kong, one out of three of bisexual men should be infected with HIV by 2020 if prevention programs collapse, experts warned.

HIV is largely passed from man to man through sex, in Hong Kong. HIV infection in gay and bisexual men has dramatically increased since 2003.

The number has elevated from 50 to 112 in the period of 2003 to 2006, while new infections among heterosexuals remained within 110-116 each year.

“If all our actions fail, by 2020 we can have one-third infected in the community. Some of them may go on to infect women,” said Wong Ka-hing, Govt. Center for Health Protection.

Four percent, of gay and bisexual population is HIV-positive and three different strains of HIV are circulating in the local community.

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