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[ by Meerat Oza | Oct 19, 2009 3:33 pm | No Comment ]
HIV Viral Loads Increase Over The Last Decade

According to a recent study published by PLoS One, the viral loads of HIV, or the amount of HIV in the blood, measured at set-point have increased over the last ten years in patients from the Netherlands.

At set-point, virus production and clearance are believed to reach a balance, creating a stable level of HIV RNA (viral load) in the blood.

No symptoms are shown during set-point. However, the higher the viral load at set-point, the faster HIV is expected to progress to AIDS, and the rate of transmission increases.…

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