Africa - Voice of America: Common Infection Raises Female to Male HIV Risk

Africa - Voice of America africa

Common Infection Raises Female to Male HIV Risk Jun 29th 2012, 10:41 A common bacterial infection among women in sub-Saharan Africa sharply increases the risk of HIV transmission to men. Researchers say current treatments provide only a short-term solution. VOA's Joe De Capua reports. TEXT: It's long been known that bacterial vaginosis, or BV, increases a woman's risk of getting HIV. Now, research shows an HIV positive women, who also has the bacterial infection, has a three-fold greater risk of transmitting the AIDS virus to her male partner. "BV is a ... Media files: 30B706BC-A885-4E9A-8E12-E989A3C626E7_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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